“I had never imagined ever in my life to listen to Dr. Chang’s speak to me directly. It gave me the opportunity to be part of this wonderful experience.” Justin Cespedes, an 11th grade 22 year old ...

An insightful interview with none other than the renowned astronaut and inventor, Franklin Chang Diaz. He is best known for his work with the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR) ...

This article is part of Texas Monthly’s special fiftieth-anniversary issue. Read about the other icons that have defined Texas since 1973. Franklin Chang Díaz, a member of the U.S. Astronaut ...

Ad Astra Rocket Facility, 2 p.m., Friday, June 22, 2012, Webster, Texas A promising rocket technology for a manned mission to Mars is the VASIMR advanced plasma propulsion system being developed in… ...

NASA has signed an agreement with Houston-based Ad Astra Rocket Co. that paves the way for commercialization of a promising advanced plasma rocket system that has evolved over the past 25 years. Th… ...

Depending on how it is derived, hydrogen can be classified as gray, blue, green—or even black. Gray hydrogen is generated using fossil fuels—natural gas especially, in the case of Latin America.

U.S. Rep. Gene Green visits Cunningham Middle School at 1:45 p.m., April 19, with NASA astronaut Franklin Chang-Diaz, and Houston businessman Israel Galvan. Green invited Chang-Diaz to speak with ...