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Science Travel to Mars, in 39 days, compared to a 6 months trip.

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SUSjoe_star
post Oct 21 2009, 04:20 PM

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QUOTE(Wolffeh @ Oct 21 2009, 02:01 PM)
Seeing as they propose to use solar power as their fuel, that would require highly efficient panels and a large number of them... I'm dubious as to whether they will be able to power this properly.

I'm more interested in solar sails as a better method of propulsion since they do not require fuel (other than getting into orbit, reentry).
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Would a trip to Mars be feasible with solar sails? I was under the impression that solar sails take a long time to accelerate, and "nearby" distances like Mars might not benefit from it?

 

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