The Engine That Could Take Us From Earth to Mars in 10 Days
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For years, interplanetary travel time has been one of the major challenges of human space exploration. The journey to Mars would last for several months, during which astronauts would be in space environments that involve exposure to radiation, isolation and the physical effects of long duration space missions. Researchers and technologists are developing new propulsion ideas that could extend this time by orders of magnitude.Scientists and engineers are working on new propulsion concepts that would dramatically shorten that time. One of the most promising concepts is a new Mars engine that, if it could be successfully developed, would be able to cut the time to Mars to just days rather than months.