- Jun 23, 2001
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I was watching a documentary on Life in Space, which spoke of traveling to Mars.
Now, a trip to Mars with traditional rockets would take 7 months to get arrive. Then, you'd have to spend 1.5 years on Mars for the orbits to align again, then another 7 month trip back to Earth.
A nuclear powered vehicle would take about 90 days to get there, and 90 days to get back. Much faster.
While I believe that it could be done perfectly safely, there is a major public stigma against nuclear energy. ATOT is also generally more open to technology and exploration though, so we may not be representative of the world in general.
Discuss.
Now, a trip to Mars with traditional rockets would take 7 months to get arrive. Then, you'd have to spend 1.5 years on Mars for the orbits to align again, then another 7 month trip back to Earth.
A nuclear powered vehicle would take about 90 days to get there, and 90 days to get back. Much faster.
While I believe that it could be done perfectly safely, there is a major public stigma against nuclear energy. ATOT is also generally more open to technology and exploration though, so we may not be representative of the world in general.
Discuss.