Antimatter Propulsion

This is an artist's impression of a future rocket run by antimatter propulsion.

Posted by Tormod
17 May, 2001 07:45:06

From NASA's Technology Development pages:

"Space transportation technology development is aimed at dramatically improving access to space.

In the near term, NASA is developing high-priority technologies for a 2nd Generation RLV that will reduce the risk of crew loss to one in 10,000 missions and lower the cost of getting to space to less than $1,000 per pound. Innovative technologies - covering all aspects of a space transportation system from airframes to propulsion to integrated vehicle health management - will be tested on the ground and in flight to demonstrate their safety and performance."

You can find more information on this, as well as some great images, at http://www.spacetransportation.com/.