All this raises the question—why don't we have these awesome propulsion systems yet? The simple answer is that antimatter is ...

Ad Astra Rocket Company has spent over two decades developing the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR), a highly efficient electric propulsion system. VASIMR operates by ...

World’s largest maglev research base in Shanxi begins full-scale propulsion tests Engineers from the Magnetic Levitation and Electromagnetic Propulsion General Department of China Aerospace ...

This book presents a number of new, innovative approaches to satisfy the enthalpy requirements for air-breathing hypersonic vehicles and planetary entry problems.

Engineers from the Magnetic Levitation and Electromagnetic Propulsion General Department of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation have participated in this research, as the corporation ...