The American space Agency NASA has chosen a number of companies to work on 12 projects of modern space technology. This includes the creation of a super-fast engine that will be able to reach Mars in 39 days.

Most of the projects, which is paying distinctive attention to NASA - striking and even futuristic. Usually they are focused on the study of specialized living conditions for the inhabitants of our planet to other planets, the creation of small satellites, which will continue to explore outer space. However, there are some where on the 1st research project goes more agile methods maneuver in space.

For example, firms Ad Astra Rocket, based in Texas, is mandated to undertake work on the original super-fast motor that will be able to deliver the inhabitants of our planet to Mars in just 39 days. The engine, which was called VASIMR (Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket), is considered to be an electromagnetic accelerator with variable specific impulse. It applies in the form of fuel plasma. His study is from 1999.

It is noteworthy that the discussion with respect to this original engine has been going on for an extremely long time, as it is able to reduce the travel time to Mars from several months to several weeks. With all this, the main stumbling block is considered a new source of energy. Successful tests of a prototype nuclear engine has already been done in 2013, and today NASA is considering the use of this technology during a future mission to the red planet.

Over the next 3 years NASA has a view to highlight the company about $ 10 million on upgrading and bringing the engine until it is ready to fly into space. It is envisaged that at the expiration of this period will be shown a new sample device, VX-200-SS will be able to work continuously over hundreds of hours. With this and some other technologies NASA expects to develop the powers of the exploration of the moon and Mars.

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