Russia is building a plasma engine to get humans to Mars in 30 days

Plasma engines could be the future of human space travel, and Russia’s “manetoplasma rockets” have the most ambitious travel ...
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Russia building plasma engine it claims can reach Mars in just 30 days

Russian scientists say they are closing in on a propulsion breakthrough that could compress the journey from Earth to Mars ...

Plasma engines are emerging as the next frontier in deep-space propulsion

Plasma propulsion transforms an inert propellant – often hydrogen – into plasma, a superheated mix of ions and electrons. Magnetic fields then funnel and accelerate the ...
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Could Experimental Plasma Engine Rockets Get Us to Mars in 30 days?

We’ve been talking about going to Mars for decades, but we haven’t yet cracked how to get people there and back safely and in a reasonable amount of time. The problem is one of distance and the ...
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Rocket Report: Bezos’ firm will package satellites for launch; Starship on deck

The long, winding road for Franklin Chang-Diaz's plasma rocket engine takes another turn. See full article ...
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Ad Astra Rocket Co. lands $4M NASA grant for rocket engines approaching flight readiness

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min A local company founded by a ...