From: Mike Rosing <rosing@neurophys.wisc.edu>
Newsgroups: sci.physics.plasma
Subject: Re: PLASMA ROCKET ?
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
References: <b46gq0$cema$1@saturn.cs.uml.edu>


rgs50@bellsouth.net wrote:
> I understand there is a new kind of rocket called a PLASMA ROCKET that will
> get us to Mars in 29 days as opposed to 9 or 8 months. Anyone know more
> about this ? Thanks.

This may be what you are thinking of:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/mars/technology/propulsion/aspl/vasimr.html

A web search on VASIMR will find you a lot more about it too.

Patience, persistence, truth,
Dr. mike

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