Mars in three days? NASA touts new propulsion system
With all the talk of one day launching a human mission to Mars, it still would take upwards of six months to reach the Red Planet.
But NASA researchers are working on new laser technology that could allow a craft to reach Mars in as little as three days. Known as photonic propulsion, the system would works by using lasers to propel a giant sail. Rather than photons from the Sun’s rays, the system would get a boost from Earth-based lasers, according to ScienceAlert.
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/02/2...ntcmp=hpff
Cool! Your eyes would be in the back of your head, but it is cool.
Quote:Cool! Your eyes would be in the back of your head, but it is cool.
Provided your head is still intact.
Somewhat OT but I hope there are huge gains in the space tourism industry in the next few decades. I really want to float around in space one good time during my lifetime.
Quote:Provided your head is still intact.
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I want to boink in space.
Quote:I want to boink in space.
You'll just bounce into the nether......
Quote:You'll just bounce into the nether......
New techniques will need to discovered. To boldly go where...you get the idea.
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Space travel will turn you into an Austrian?!?! Sign me up!
Quote:Space travel will turn you into an Austrian?!?! Sign me up!
That or a governor. Both seem sketchy to me.
Quote:New techniques will need to discovered. To boldly go where...you get the idea.
New indeed. I'm sure you'll volunteer as a test subject.
Quote:New techniques will need to discovered. To boldly go where...you get the idea.
I would imagine that handholds would be key in order to gain... traction in that scenario.
Handholds, footholds, all kinds of holds.
Quote:That or a governor. Both seem sketchy to me.
I'll be back...
Quote:I'll be back...
Cuz it could be a tooma?
Safety straps would really me in to play, I'm sure!
Quote:Safety straps would really me in to play, I'm sure!
For "boink" purposes or just generally speaking?
Quote:For "boink" purposes or just generally speaking?
Boinking, of course!!
Quote:Boinking, of course!!
Naturally. Lol