VASIMR
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VASIMR stand for Variable-Specific-Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket. It is a type of electric propulsion that is efficient over a large range of specific impulses. This allows propellant efficiency to be exchanged for thrust. It is a marginal improvement over ion propultion in terms of thrust but will allow much faster transit times if improved methods of powering the VSIMR engine can be found.
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[Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Texas]
[NASA] Propulsion Systems of the Future
[The Encyclopedia of Astrobiology] VASIMR (Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket)
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Papers
[[http://peaches.ph.utexas.edu/ifs/ifsreports/977_Arefiev.pdf Theoretical components of the VASIMR plasma propulsion concept]] Alexey V. Arefiev and Boris N. Breizman Institute for Fusion Studies, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712
