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I was browsing through the articles of World Net Daily and was about to close it when I found a link to an article about travelling to Mars in 90 days. So I clicked on the link here.
University of Washington -- A new means of propelling spacecraft being developed at the University of Washington could dramatically cut the time needed for astronauts to travel to and from Mars and could make humans a permanent fixture in space.Now, the practicality of this new propulsion is that it is YEARS away from being utilized, but it's still way cool.In fact, with magnetized-beam plasma propulsion, or mag-beam, quick trips to distant parts of the solar system could become routine, said Robert Winglee, a UW Earth and space sciences professor who is leading the project.
Currently, using conventional technology and adjusting for the orbits of both the Earth and Mars around the sun, it would take astronauts about 2.5 years to travel to Mars, conduct their scientific mission and return.
"We're trying to get to Mars and back in 90 days," Winglee said. "Our philosophy is that, if it's going to take two-and-a-half years, the chances of a successful mission are pretty low."
What I discovered wasn't the news article, but the entire website called Red Nova which in itself is also way cool....
I have been to Mars many, many times. I was the personal guest of the Robot Space Monkey Overlor
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I have been to Mars many, many times. I was the personal guest of the Robot Space Monkey Overlord of The Universe, Known and Unknown.
In fact, I'm on my way there now, any messages?
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|| Posted by deuddersun, October 16, 2004 04:03 PM ||