VASIMR

In the latest Flight International is an article in the spacecraft
section saying that VASIMR is going to be used by NASA to move
satellites to higher orbits, and xenon gas is being considered as a
fuel. Sounds good for VASIMR in that someone has come up with a use
for the engine.

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Christopher
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Relevant Pages

  • Re: VASIMR
    ... Sounds good for VASIMR in that someone has come up with a use ... such a thing in any of my discussions with NASA officials on their ... propellant for electrostatic thrusters, ... Now) to push NASA satellites into higher orbits, ...
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  • Re: Flight Test Vasimr?
    ... >before Nasa can flight test a unit? ... VASIMR engine, to date -- some experimental work has been done on major ...
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  • Flight Test Vasimr?
    ... What's the current status of Vasimr, and what problems need to be solved ... before Nasa can flight test a unit? ... Prev by Date: ...
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  • Re: Flight Test Vasimr?
    ... > What's the current status of Vasimr, and what problems need to be solved ... > before Nasa can flight test a unit? ... Prev by Date: ...
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