He retired from NASA in 2005 from NASA, and promptly co-founded the Ad Astra Rocket Company to develop his concept of the VASIMR. The company was also founded by Dr. Clifford 'Cliff' R. Kurtzman (or, ...

[Houston, TX For immediate release] – Ad Astra Rocket Company and NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) have signed a Support Agreement to collaborate on research, analysis and development tasks on ...

Ad Astra Rocket Company (Ad Astra) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have signed two separate contracts to continue the maturation of the VASIMR® rocket technology. The ...

“NASA/JSC has a requirement for the acquisition of services to update a magnet fixture with an additional cryocooler for conduction cooling and to eliminate the liquid cyrogen cooling system in ...

Ad Astra Rocket Company and NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) have signed a Support Agreement to collaborate on research, analysis and development tasks on space-based cryogenic magnet operations and ...

Selected advanced electric propulsion projects will develop propulsion technology systems in the 50- to 300-kilowatt range to meet the needs of a variety of deep space mission concepts.

Credit: Artist's concept of Vasimr spacecraft: WP:NFCC#4 HOUSTON—Ad Astra Rocket Co. reports achieving a 10-hr. milestone of accumulated firings of its VX-200SS prototype Variable Specific Impulse ...

Nasa has selected a variety of companies to work on projects to create advanced space technologies, including faster methods of propulsion. Other projects to be worked on include improved habitats for ...

Ad Astra Rocket Company and NASA Johnson Space Center have signed a Support Agreement to collaborate on aspects of safety, reliability and mission assurance related to the development of VASIMR ...