Editing Pulsed plasma thruster (section)

== Ongoing NASA research ==

On July 11, 2024 Howe Industries announced that it had contracted with NASA via a $725,000.00 grant to continue research on PPT/PPR propulsion technology.  Howe Industries claimed that should PPT/PPR propulsion technology succeed in becoming a fully functional means of propelling space ships to Mars, then PPT/PPR technology should be capable of shortening travel time to Mars, down from the current requirement of approximately 1 year, to a much shorter travel time of only 2 months. Howe Industries further stated that at the current rate of their PPT/PPR research and development program, the technology may not be fully ready to propel a crewed space ship to Mars for approximately another 20 years (as of 2024).<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/nasa-invest-mars-pulsed-plasma-rocket-shorten-space-time-travel-2024-7 NASA is investing in a rocket that could get humans to Mars and back in 2 months — and travel at 100,000 mph] By Ellyn Lapointe. Jul 11, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.</ref>