To Mars and Beyond, Fast! : How Plasma Propulsion Will Revolutionize Space Exploration Paperback / softback
by Franklin Chang Diaz, Erik Seedhouse
Part of the Springer Praxis Books series
Paperback / softback
Description
As advanced in-space propulsion moves from science fiction to reality, the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket, or VASIMR® engine, is a leading contender for making 'Mars in a month' a possibility.
A paradigm shift in space transportation, this book is an in-depth and compelling story co-written by its inventor. It traces the riveting history of the development of the VASIMR® engine.
This landmark technology is grounded in concepts of advanced plasma physics.
It cross-pollinates ideas and disciplines to offer a new, practical, and sustainable solution for in-space transportation beyond low Earth orbit in the decades to come.
Invented by the co-holder of the world’s spaceflight record, astronaut Franklin Chang Díaz, the VASIMR® engine is developed by Ad Astra Rocket Company in its Texas facilities with NASA as part of the NextSTEP VASIMR® partnership.
With adequate funding, the first spaceflight of the VASIMR® engine is imminent.
Plasma rockets feature exhaust velocities far above those achievable by conventional chemical rockets.
The VASIMR® engine is the most advanced high-power plasma propulsion system operating in the world today and it may place long, fast interplanetary journeys withinour reach in the near future.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:201 pages, 68 Illustrations, color; 6 Illustrations, black and white; XVI, 201 p. 74 illus., 68 illu
- Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG
- Publication Date:14/06/2017
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- ISBN:9783319229171
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:201 pages, 68 Illustrations, color; 6 Illustrations, black and white; XVI, 201 p. 74 illus., 68 illu
- Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG
- Publication Date:14/06/2017
- Category:
- ISBN:9783319229171
