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AerospaceTopicSlideshowTypeSpecial Reports

Costa Rica's Radical Rocket

Getting to Mars' or anywhere else in the solar system-may be easier with Ad Astra Rocket Co.'s plasma thruster

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Photo: Randi Silberman
ASTRONAUT’S DREAM: Franklin Chang Díaz, the founder of Ad Astra, says that a VASIMR rocket, could deliver a crew of people to Mars in 39 days. That configuration would require about 200 megawatts to power the thruster, which is about the size of the nuclear reactors on board some submarines today.
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An x-ray of a human skull and shoulders. There are red dotted lines along the eyebrow area and two implants, one in each shoulder.
BiomedicalTopicTypeSensorsNews

Machine Learning Hunts for Chronic Pain's Signature

4 min read
A photograph of a small golden rectangular box with two lenses on the front face.
TelecommunicationsTopicAerospaceTypeNews

NASA's Laser Link Boasts Record-Breaking 200 Gbps Speed

4 min read
A robotic servo on a gantry zip-tied to a pair of pruning shears hovers above a lush green garden plot.
RoboticsTopicTypeNews

Robot Passes Turing Test for Polyculture Gardening

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