EAN: 9783319229171

SPRINGER PRAXIS BOOKS TO MARS AND BEYOND FAST...

As advanced in-space propulsion moves from science fiction to reality  the Variable Specific
Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket  or VASIMR® engine  is a leading contender for making 'Mars in a
month' a possibility. A paradigm shift in space transportation  this book is an in-depth and
compelling story co-written by its inventor. It traces the riveting history of the development
of the VASIMR® engine. This landmark technology is grounded in concepts of advanced plasma
physics. It cross-pollinates ideas and disciplines to offer a new  practical  and sustainable
solution for in-space transportation beyond low Earth orbit in the decades to come. Invented by
the co-holder of the world's spaceflight record  astronaut Franklin Chang Díaz  the VASIMR®
engine is developed by Ad Astra Rocket Company in its Texas facilities with NASA as part of the
NextSTEP VASIMR® partnership. With adequate funding  the first spaceflight of the VASIMR®
engine is imminent. Plasma rockets feature exhaust velocities far above those achievable by
conventional chemical rockets. The VASIMR® engine is the most advanced high-power plasma
propulsion system operating in the world today and it may place long  fast interplanetary
journeys withinour reach in the near future.

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