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I have asked this same question before and the consensus response was that it would be more expensive to try and retro fit the station then to build a new inter

I have asked this same question before and the consensus response was that it would be more expensive to try and retro fit the station then to build a new interplanetary vehicle. For example the joints between the compartments are probably not designed to have a rocket strapped to one compartment and fired up.

phire 10y ago
They already have a rocket strapped to one of the compartments, which they use several times a year to reboost the ISS to higher altitudes. Getting to Mars just requires boosting for longer.
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