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This article originally appeared on Universe Today.Getting to Mars takes a really long time, about 9 months using today’s rocket technology. This is because regular rocket engines burn fuel and oxygen together (like a car engine), but they’re not very efficient. The fundamental problem is that spacecraft must carry both fuel and oxidizer since there’s no air in space to support combustion…
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Europe’s Plan for Faster Space Travel
Mark Thompson
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This article originally appeared on Universe Today.Getting to Mars takes a really long time, about 9 months using today’s rocket technology. This is because regular rocket engines burn fuel and oxygen together (like a car engine), but they’re not very efficient. The fundamental problem is that spacecraft must carry both fuel and oxidizer since there’s
