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Space
Space
Science
Samantha Mathewson

NASA-funded pulsed plasma rocket concept aims to send astronauts to Mars in 2 months

A rocket with a large wireframe conical nozzle soars through space above a reddish-orange planet.

An innovative rocket system could revolutionize future deep space missions to Mars, reducing travel time to the Red Planet to just a few months. 

The goal of landing humans on Mars has presented a myriad of challenges, including the need to quickly transport large payloads to and from the distant planet, which, depending on the positions of Earth and Mars, would take almost two years for a round trip using current propulsion technology.

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