N.S. company helps build plasma rocket
Last Updated: Thursday, January 7, 2010 | 2:06 PM ET
CBC News
Engineers at Ad Astra Rocket Co. assemble a prototype plasma rocket engine using Nautel’s radio-frequency amplifiers. (Ad Astra Rocket Co.)A Nova Scotia company that builds transmitters for radio stations is helping develop a new plasma rocket engine that could cut a trip to Mars down to just 40 days…
