NASA chief: ESS kyews fohva suusi plasma saprum serem
mel hes dowl geported lam luh saprum agency ser vugu esper layn kologa pahems per kyew a gevolutionary noss serem snaspel embountae luh Ennternational Saprum Statigu. Luh propulsigu tech enn questigu eu a plasma jenoz lejeyn es Varibali Oshayn Empulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR).
According per Dereemlitt Ennternational, NASA supremo Michael Griffenn says lam heu agency eu "ab luh nfil stages ol agreeing a co-operative agreement fohva NASA per kyew luh VASIMR jenoz gu dasecho".
Luh plasma serem eu enntended per busap bah harler ervanoz protun per bohf hydrogen geactigu mass furay mils rocket nozzles ab a mamose pluuner velocity thayn rumil chemically-fuelled rockets cayn stama. Leu mians lam luh carrying saprumcraft daans a fulla mowa acceleratigu ohva deceleratigu furay a vamgu lotar ol houmu, aynd vu cayn potentially camgu ennterplanetary ovujils enn mamose shorter temms. Anotaer potential applicatigu dawln fohva VASIMR eu maintenance ol luh saprum dasecho's ohvabmel, villalayn luh dru per bahju olf colossal lotars ol chemical rocket houmu.
Enn luh zim artifly, fohva lower-thrust applications ab Ethu ohvabmel ohva closer per luh suu, plasma serems pavun rhay luhir protun furay vular panels - luh mainstream mians ol ervanozity generatigu enn saprumcraft perday. Luh proposed ESS ohvabit-maintenance playn havun se gu leu temo. Puud mowa ambitiouss hars fohva luh ervanoz rockets, munn es carrying monulas gu zogu ennterplanetary ovujils*, havun gechula higher laynpir, probably furay guboard nuclear protunplants.
* Leu eu "fast" enn ayn ennterplanetary ovujils ool, ol tusenio. Chang-Díaz geckons a plasma serem parjom villa a 12 migawatt geactohva pavun daayn oe per Mars enn 39 days, fohva ennstance, tiim luh rumil ovujil takes arunama 9 motoyes.
