NASA plans to send crewed missions to Mars over the next decade--but the 140 million-mile (225 million-kilometer) journey to the red planet could take several months to years round trip. This relatively long transit time is a result of the use of traditional chemical rocket fuel. An alternative technology to the chemically propelled rockets the […]
Nuclear Rockets Could Take Us to Mars in Half the Time. NASA Plans to Fly One by 2027.
Singularity Hub - 22 Oct 2024 19:45
NASA plans to send crewed missions to Mars over the next decade--but the 140 million-mile (225 million-kilometer) journey to the red planet could take several months to years round trip. This relatively long transit time is a result of the use of traditional chemical rocket fuel. An alternative technology to the chemically propelled rockets the […]
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