{"id":391,"date":"2013-02-03T06:38:37","date_gmt":"2013-02-03T06:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=391"},"modified":"2013-04-29T05:36:43","modified_gmt":"2013-04-29T05:36:43","slug":"ad-astra-rocket-progress-in-research-of-vasimr-magnetic-nozzle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=391","title":{"rendered":"Ad Astra Rocket – Progress in research of VASIMR magnetic nozzle"},"content":{"rendered":"

A reader points me to an Ad Astra Rocket<\/a> announcement of the results of a PhD research study into the behavior of the magnetic nozzle for the VASIMR<\/a> electric propulsion system. The results are important for maximizing thrust from the engine: Ad Astra’s Christopher Olsen Presents Groundbreaking VASIMR\u00ae Result in PhD Thesis Milestone – Ad Astra Rocket – Feb.2.2013.pdf (pdf)<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A reader points me to an Ad Astra Rocket announcement of the results of a PhD research study into the behavior of the magnetic nozzle for the VASIMR electric propulsion system. The results are important for maximizing thrust from the engine: Ad Astra’s Christopher Olsen Presents Groundbreaking VASIMR\u00ae Result in PhD Thesis Milestone – Ad … Continue reading Ad Astra Rocket – Progress in research of VASIMR magnetic nozzle<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rockets","category-space-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-6j","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3386,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3386","url_meta":{"origin":391,"position":0},"title":"VASIMR animation Kickstarter campaign opens","author":"TopSpacer","date":"July 13, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The Ad Astra Rocket Company has opened a Kickstarter crowdfunding effort to fund a high quality animation of their VASIMR plasma propulsion system: Animating VASIMR\u00ae: The Future of Spaceflight by Ad Astra Rocket Company - Kickstarter:","rel":"","context":"In "Education"","block_context":{"text":"Education","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=22"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4574,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4574","url_meta":{"origin":391,"position":1},"title":"Misc: Chinese lunar lander preped; Late Veneer or not; Better NEO finding; More bucks for VASIMR documentary","author":"TopSpacer","date":"September 22, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"A diverse array of unconnected items that have built up in my posting queue: The Chinese preparations for their first lunar lander is progressing towards a launch this year: Chang'e-3 lunar probe sent to launch site - China.org.cn Clues to how the early earth was formed come from gold in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Asteroids & Comets"","block_context":{"text":"Asteroids & Comets","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=75"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":14757,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14757","url_meta":{"origin":391,"position":2},"title":"The Space Show this week – Aug.14.2017","author":"TopSpacer","date":"August 14, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The guests and topics of discussion on The Space Show this week: 1. 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