I also would like to know of any new information concerning M2P2, and
of any new developments with the "dusty plasma" concept for it as
well. Here is a website for that particular concept:


http://bex.nsstc.uah.edu/RbS/PAPER/STAIF02/




"Stuart E. Strand" wrote in message ...
Can anyone update us on the status of mini magnetosphere plasma
propulsion (M2P2)? The website,

http://www.geophys.washington.edu/Sp...aceModel/M2P2/

is a couple years out of date, and I hesitate to bug the principals
uninvited. The idea seems so appealing -- high effective specific
impulse, radiation protection, etc. -- but perhaps there is a hitch.
Are there plans to test a vehicle in space?

Stuart