To: SunkenCiv
Next August is too long. Don’t they slingshot anything that visits Mars around our moon?
3 posted on
11/30/2011 3:35:00 AM PST by
wastedyears
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To: wastedyears
5 months isn’t too bad but if we really want to send people with any kind of regularity, we’ll need propulsion that gets them there in a few weeks.
4 posted on
11/30/2011 4:04:56 AM PST by
cripplecreek
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To: wastedyears
Slingshot maneuvers save fuel, but they tend to take longer. This is one of the largest rockets we've ever used for a Mars mission, mainly because of the size and weight of the rover.
I believe somebody is working on a plasma engine that could get us to Mars much quicker.
6 posted on
11/30/2011 4:15:33 AM PST by
Moonman62
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