A projected 200 megawatt VASIMR engine could reduce the time to travel from Earth to Jupiter or Saturn from six years to fourteen months, and from Earth to Mars from 6 months to 39 days.
Predviđeni motor od 200 kW mogao bi smanjiti trajanje leta od Zemlje do Jupitera ili Saturna sa četrnaest meseci na šest, a do Marsa sa 6 meseci na 39 dana.