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Russia Claims New Plasma-Based Engine Could Cut Mars Travel to Just 30 Days

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Russia Claims New Plasma-Based Engine Could Cut Mars Travel to Just 30 Days

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Engineers developed an engine prototype which could reach unprecedented speeds, cutting down interplanetary travel time.

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Who wants to do the math on how many Gs the acceleration would create?
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  Probably not much. Electric propulsion is usally pretty low thrust.
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    I meant for their theoretical 30 day trip.

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