to mars!

RedVeyron · Post by **RedVeyron** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:09 pm

researchers are cutting down the travel time to mars from 6-10 months, to 39 days.

how? A plasma thruster (VASIMR). Guess it's been in development for quite a while... I just saw it in my latest Aviation Week magazine

49rTbird · Post by **49rTbird** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:28 pm

39 days still leaves a lot of recycled waste products to drink and someday eat (double Yuck

) on your way there and back.

MMaggio · Post by **MMaggio** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:43 pm

39 days! Is that all? I've been passed out longer than that! LOL

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:41 pm

Doesn't a plasma thruster have more risk and is more dangerous to use? They may not make it at all if something goes wrong! But it would be cool if they could do it in 39 days!

Post by **Marvin** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:55 pm

I wonder if Orbiter has a mod for that.

verbosity · Post by **verbosity** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:29 am

Originally posted by MMaggio
39 days! Is that all? I've been passed out longer than that! LOL

Darn, thats why your hard to get a hold f on icq

Doesn't a plasma thruster have more risk and is more dangerous to use? They may not make it at all if something goes wrong! But it would be cool if they could do it in 39 days!

Actually from what I've read, if they get if right it'll be safer, but the amount of propulsion they'll gain is the real issue

warsign · Post by **warsign** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:34 am

Any side effect of it, over the world I mean?