Aerospace Engines A to Z
Aerospace Engines A to Z

Updated: 06-Dec-2019

AD Astra Rocket had an agreement with NASA  to develop a powerful plasma engine with a variable impulse, the VASIMR (Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket).

-See also the Franklin (Frank) Chang chapter in an apendix of this work.

The engine that is being tested at the moment is the VX-200
Thanks to the new technologies on superconductors which are necessary for the electro magnets that accelerate the engine's exhaust.

Vasimr plasma engine
"Vasimr plasma engine"

-The fuel it uses is hidrogen or helium as gas that is ionized in coils and launched by the high velocity nozzle. Compared with a classic rocket engine the weight of the needed fuel goes from 7.5 tons to 300kgs. They reach very high temperatures.

Testing a VASIMR
"Testing a VASIMR"

Engines of AD ASTRA ROCKET

Model: VASIMIR VX-200.

Power: @ rpm

Other details:

A powerful plasma engine with a variable impulse

The fuel it uses is hidrogen or helium as gas that is ionized in coils and launched by the high velocity nozzle. Compared with a classic rocket engine the weight of the needed fuel goes from 7.5 tons to 300kgs. They reach very high temperatures.

Vasimir plasma engine

"Vasimir plasma engine"