VASIMR® is a registered trademark of Ad Astra Rocket Company
http://www.adastrarocket.com/aarc/history
Just a quick ‘n’ dirty overview of the major components of the HOPE VASIMR® Technology Piloted Vehicle design as shown in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHE-cxnm6gY
Unfortunately, there’s not much info available online for this one, so I had to fill in the gaps as best I could…I’m bound to have screwed-up some of the details, but oh well…Cunningham’s Law rules!