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2 unusual facts about Plasma propulsion engine


Plasma propulsion engine

The VASIMR is currently being developed by the private company Ad Astra Rocket Company, headquartered in Houston, TX with of help from a NS Canada based company Nautel, producing the 200 kW RF generators for ionizing propellant.

Some of the components and "Plasma Shoots" experiments are tested in a laboratory settled in Liberia, Costa Rica.



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