Re: interesting idea....specific impulse of 1.3 *10^7...as of now I am skeptical tho...

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p — 3/14/2002 2:01:31 PM (archived)

Very interesting, though I see it as much further from a practical flight test vehicle than any of these schemes summarized in SciAm. Supposedly, VASIMR is on track for its 2004 flight test.

-philw (keep us informed)

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interesting idea....specific impulse of 1.3 *10^7...as of now I am skeptical tho... - R.L. - 3/13/2002 3:40:44 PM
- 10,000 AU in 7.5 years!?! - Lee - 3/15/2002 7:21:10 PM
  - Re: 10,000 AU in 7.5 years!?! - Larry J - 3/15/2002 9:33:21 AM
    - 0.02 c....I can live with that - Lee - 3/15/2002 1:25:15 PM
- Re: interesting idea....specific impulse of 1.3 *10^7...as of now I am skeptical tho... - p - 3/14/2002 2:01:31 PM
- Re: interesting idea.... - Tom Brosz - 3/13/2002 3:59:43 PM

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