This video shows t' VASIMR VX-200 durin' a 30 second firin' o' it's first stage, ya bilge rat, and a 15 second firin' o' it's second stage. www.AdAstraRocket.com T' 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. Arrr! 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. Blimey! T' achievement comes after an intense experimental campaign that began in April 2009 when t' engine was fitted with a powerful low temperature superconductin' magnet, ya bilge rat, a critical component that enables VASIMR® t' process large amounts o' plasma power. T' electrical power processin' is accomplished usin' high efficiency, 95%, solid state RF generators built by Nautel Ltd o' Halifax, arrr, Canada. Demonstration o' a 200 kW capability was required t' validate, with full scale performance data, me hearties, t' design o' t' VF-200-1 already underway. Ya scallywag! 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. Well, blow me down! 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' International Space Station (ISS). Arrr! T' total power processed by t' engine is distributed betwixt its two electromagnetic stages. T' first, me hearties, tested last ...