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August 26, 2015

NASA Funds Plasma Rocket Technology for Superfast Space Travel
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 26, 2015
Superfast journeys to Mars may be one big step closer for humanity, as NASA has sponsored a private company to develop a high-tech, plasma engine. Ad Astra Rocket Company, specializing in the development of plasma rocket propulsion technology, has finished contract negotiations with NASA. As part of the Next Space Technology Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP) award, the space agency will cover half of Ad Astra's testing expenses over the next three years. Known as the Variable Specific Impu ... read more

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Need for Speed: Star Trek Warp Drive is Within Our Grasp Warp drive from Star Trek has its explanation in Einstein's theory of relativity, thus, it might be possible for humans to actually achieve it, an Australian astrophysicist said, adding that mankind ... more		What's for Dinner? BioFood! While Mars and other planets await the arrival of humans, the question of how to maintain astronauts' food supplies remains a major obstacle for such missions. NASA is granting $200,000 per year to ... more		Nicaragua to Host Russian GPS-Equivalent Ground Stations The Nicaraguan Institute for Telecommunications (Telcor) has signed an agreement with Russia on the construction of Russian Glonass satellite navigation network ground stations in Nicaragua, El Nuev ... more		First Aircraft Launch of Russian-Indian BrahMos Missile to Occur in 2016 The first launch of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter will be carried out in early 2016, head of Russian-Indian BrahMos Aerospace enterprise Sudhir Mishra told RIA ... more

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