SpaceNews

Ad Astra and NASA Sign Agreement on VASIMR

Ad Astra Rocket Company and NASA Johnson Space Center have signed a Support Agreement to collaborate on aspects of safety, reliability and mission assurance related to the development of VASIMR ...
NextBigFuture

NASA and the makers of the VASIMR Plasma rocket sign a new deal

Ad Astra Rocket Company and NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) have signed a Support Agreement to collaborate on research, analysis and development tasks on space-based cryogenic magnet operations and ...
Daily Mail

Could we get to Mars in 39 DAYS? Nasa selects companies to develop super fast deep-space engine

Nasa has selected a variety of companies to work on projects to create advanced space technologies, including faster methods of propulsion. Other projects to be worked on include improved habitats for ...
SpaceNews

Ad Astra Rocket Company Wins Two NASA Contracts For VASIMR Technology Development

Ad Astra Rocket Company (Ad Astra) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have signed two separate contracts to continue the maturation of the VASIMR® rocket technology. The ...
Aviation Week

Ad Astra Meets NASA NextSTEP Vasimr Milestone

Credit: Artist's concept of Vasimr spacecraft: WP:NFCC#4 HOUSTON—Ad Astra Rocket Co. reports achieving a 10-hr. milestone of accumulated firings of its VX-200SS prototype Variable Specific Impulse ...