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<H1>RF powered rockets</H1>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>High power RF could be used to power future rockets to Mars
- the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR) is a high power,
radio frequency-driven magnetoplasma rocket that promises to dramatically reduce
Inter-Planetary journey times.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Read <EM>'Recent improvements in Ionization costs and Ion
cyclotron heating efficiency in the VASIMR engine'</EM><BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.adastrarocket.com/AIAA2006.pdf" target=_blank><FONT
face=Tahoma>http://www.adastrarocket.com/AIAA2006.pdf</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Plasma Assisted Combustion system - Power Point
slides<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.plasmacombustion.com/publications/aiaa2006.pdf"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Tahoma>http://www.plasmacombustion.com/publications/aiaa2006.pdf</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>NASA - VASIMR<BR></FONT><A
href="http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/support/researching/aspl/vasimr.html"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Tahoma>http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/support/researching/aspl/vasimr.html</FONT></A></P>
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