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I think that Robert Zubrin proposed an atomic engine to go to Mars early in the 1990', that would cut the travel time from one year to several weeks. https://e
by JPLeRouzic 4y ago
I think that Robert Zubrin proposed an atomic engine to go to Mars early in the 1990', that would cut the travel time from one year to several weeks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Zubrin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Zubrin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_salt-water_rocket https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_salt-water_rocket
An astronaut, Franklin Chang Diaz, proposed Vasimir, a ion engine that would take 39 days to go to Mars.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48912458 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48912458
Zubrin criticized the Vasimir proposal:
https://spacenews.com/vasimr-hoax/ https://spacenews.com/vasimr-hoax/
But it seems development on Vasimir is still ongoing:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_Specific_Impulse_Magnetoplasma_Rocket https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_Specific_Impulse_Magn...