This video shows t' startup o' t' VASIMR 1st stage over 5 seconds, shiver me timbers, t' increasin' power o' t' second stage over 3 seconds, a plateau o' full power operation for 5 seconds, and then rocket shut down. T' VX-200 is operatin' in a 150 cubic meter vacuum chamber, me hearties, used t' simulate t' vacuum o' space. Avast, me proud beauty! Ad Astra Rocket Companys VASIMR® VX-200 rocket prototype reached its highly-coveted 200 kW maximum power milestone at 11:59 am (CST) September 30th 2009 in tests conducted at t' companys Houston laboratory. T' DC power trace actually exceeded t' design requirement by 1 kW and exhibited t' clear signature o' a well established plateau at peak power. T' achievement comes after an intense experimental campaign that began in April 2009 when t' engine be fitted with a powerful low temperature superconductin' magnet, arrr, a critical component that enables VASIMR® t' process large amounts o' plasma power. T' electrical power processin' is accomplished usin' high efficiency, me hearties, 95%, solid state RF generators built by Nautel Ltd o' Halifax, ya bilge rat, Canada. Well, blow me down! Demonstration o' a 200 kW capability be required t' validate, with full scale performance data, t' design o' t' VF-200-1 already underway. T' VX-200 turns out t' exceed t' expected power density o' VF-200-1 by about 25%, so this is a robust demonstration o' t' technology. Arrr! T' VF-200-1 be t' first engine that t' company plans t' fly in space, and it is presently workin' with NASA t' effectuate inspace testin' in late 2013 on t' ...