Continual Speedup, Slowdown Could Provide An Artificial Gravity, Eliminating Harm Weightlessness Causes Astronauts HAMPTON, Va. -- Engineers working on the next-generation Constellation Program spaceship system design are considering propulsion units that would slash the current half-year commuting time from Earth to Mars, a senior Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] executive said. This might be accomplished by having the future Ares V heavy-lifter rocket hoist propulsion units or extra propellant into Earth orbit. Then, when the Ares I rocket lifts the Orion…
How To Cut Your Commute To Mars: Engineers Study Constant Acceleration, Deceleration To Slash Half-Year Trip
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