Ad Astra, SpaceNukes Pioneering High-Power Electric Propulsion

Rendering of a 40-megawatt VASIMR Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP) human mission to Mars. 

Credit: Ad Astra Rocket Co.
HOUSTON—Strategic partners Ad Astra Rocket Co. and Space Nuclear Power Corp. are seeking to advance high-power nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) technologies able to accelerate and increase the reliability of human and robotic missions to Mars and beyond. The agreement between Ad Astra of Webster...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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