http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/ Engadget Comments for NASA might bring plasma rocket to ISS for testing http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/Aug 8th 2008 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/
This is NOT a good idea. Makes me think of a comic I read this morning:

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How long can it possibly take to fill up space?]]>Aug 8th 2008 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/
You'd think strapping a thruster to the ISS would piss off those trying to run microgravity experiments (kinda the whole point of the ISS).

No, this doesn't "contain the power of 1000 suns." It contains the power of its power supply (probably the equivalent of a couple hair driers). Sure, the beam may be energetic (ion engine beams can vaporize steel) but NASA has methods to deal with that. No, you don't blow your vacuum in milliseconds; NASA vacuum chambers have the highest pumping speed in the world - they could run this thing for years in their test chambers.]]>Aug 9th 2008 1:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/Aug 9th 2008 10:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/Aug 8th 2008 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/Aug 8th 2008 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/
Eat it up and suck it up !]]>Aug 8th 2008 7:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/Aug 9th 2008 12:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/Aug 8th 2008 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/Aug 8th 2008 4:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/Aug 8th 2008 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/Congratulations to Ad Astra people, viva Costa Rica]]>Aug 8th 2008 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/Aug 8th 2008 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/Aug 8th 2008 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/Aug 8th 2008 5:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/]]>Aug 9th 2008 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/
Where's Mulder and Scully to investigate?

Thanks,
Scott
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Oh, it feels good saying that.]]>Aug 8th 2008 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/Aug 8th 2008 7:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/Aug 8th 2008 8:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/
There is a rising number of private companies developing jet-like aircraft capable of reaching the upper stratosphere of earth / and into true space itself. I'm sure NASA could easily adapt one of these aircraft to take the place of the current shuttle.

Once in space the ISS, or a station larger and newer for the future, would take the role of housing / launching a different variety of space craft for deep space exploration (to Mars and further into space).]]>Aug 9th 2008 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/nasa-might-bring-plasma-rocket-to-iss-for-testing/
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