Spaceflight 🚀How long would a #Mars travel currently take (with chemical propulsion, from earth orbit to landing)❓
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A 90-day #Mars 🔴 transit is technically feasible using #chemical propulsion capabilities—specifically, the #SpaceX #Starship with anticipated orbital refueling and #aerocapture capabilities. This markedly shorter transit time, relative to the standard six to nine month Hohmann windows, has the potential to reduce #radiation ☢️ exposure, minimize microgravity-related health risks, and lower the logistical burdens of prolonged #spaceflight 🌌 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-00565-7
3 months transit time to Mars for human missions using SpaceX Starship - Scientific Reports
Historically, spacecraft have followed trajectories that took between six and nine months to reach Mars, using traditional chemical propulsion on roughly Hohmann transfers. It is commonly believed that advances in propulsion technology, such as nuclear thermal or VASIMR, are necessary to reduce that transit time. In this paper, we show the feasibility of transit to Mars using the SpaceX Starship taking 90 days. We outline two trajectories that reduce each transit to between 90 and 104 days each way. These trajectories are within NASA career radiation limits, while 180-day trajectories are not.
📊 65 percent said they wanted to see the #US 🇺🇸 send explorers to #Mars 🔴 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-news-poll-most-americans-favor-u-s-returning-to-moon-going-to-mars
CBS News poll: Most Americans favor U.S. returning to moon, going to Mars
Many think the space program adds to feelings of national pride and patriotism, a CBS News poll shows.
Peter Weady@spaceflight Most Americans want awesome stuff. They just don't want to pay for it. 😒
@AwsmSpaceMonkey 🤣 But they seem to have voted for "awesome stuff". The question is whether they get the kind of "awesome" they expected 🙄
@AwsmSpaceMonkey Make America rake again 😁 https://www.the-postillon.com/2017/02/trump-to-japan.html
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