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Days? The current existing version can tow 7 tons from LEO to LLO in 6 months, so I don't think we'll get to Mars in days.

• tsotha 15y ago
  Days is ridiculous. A few months instead of the years chemical rockets would take is probably a better estimate. The big advantage to VASMIR is that, unlike the Deep Space 1-style ion engine you can get reasonable thrust and a high specific impulse at the same time.
  • ck2 15y ago
    When they say days they mean 40 days, not a "few" days.
    • tsotha 15y ago
      That's kind of misleading, isn't it? I mean, by the same token days could mean 400 days or 4000.