To Mars and Beyond, Fast! How Plasma Propulsion Will Revolutionize Space Exploration /

• Main Authors: Chang Díaz, Franklin (Author), Seedhouse, Erik (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: Popular works.; Energy systems.; Astronomy.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).; Energy Systems.

As advanced space propulsion moves slowly from science fiction to achievable reality, the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket, or VASIMR, is a leading contender for making 'Mars in a month' a possibility. Developed by Ad Astra Rockets, which was founded by astronaut Franklin Cha...

Table of Contents:

• 1 The Nautilus Paradigm
• 2 A Fast Track to Deep Space
• 3 Early VASIMR Development
• 4 Probing the Physics
• 5 The Breakthroughs
• 6 A New Company is Born
• 7 The VX-200 and the Path to Commercialization
• 8 A Bridge to the Future
• 9 Mission Threats and Potential Solutions
• 10 The VASIMR Nuclear-Electric Mission Architecture
• Index.