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Traveling to Mars with immortal plasma rockets

  • Written by Gary Li, Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles
imageMars mission with plasma rockets concept.NASA

Nearly 50 years after landing on the moon, mankind has now set its sights on sending the first humans to Mars. The moon trip took three days; a Mars trip will likely take most of a year. The difference is in more than just time.

We’ll need many more supplies for the trip itself, and when we get to...

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