NASA's Proposed Plasma Rocket Would Get Us to Mars in 2 Months

Re:NASA's Proposed Plasma Rocket Would Get Us to Mars in 2 M... by shagie on Thursday May 09, 2024 @05:50PM (#40313286)

The current orbital limitations can be found with a neat tool - the NASA Trajectory Browser.

https://trajbrowser.arc.nasa.gov/traj_browser.php?maxMag=25&...

The "View" and play on any of those is neat. Well, Earth - Mars isn't as neat as some other routes. I can't recall the exact settings, but I've dabbled with it in the past and had some EVEJ routes (Earth to Venus to Earth to Jupiter)

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Re:NASA's Proposed Plasma Rocket Would Get Us to Mars in 2 M... by shagie on Friday May 10, 2024 @12:21AM (#40315490)

And some of those neat ones I've recalled where they are - Mars rendezvous and return.

https://trajbrowser.arc.nasa.gov/traj_browser.php?maxMag=25&...

You can get routes like EVM-ME - where it does a Venus flyby on the way to Mars.

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