🚀 go-pugleaf

Okay, I'm put in an awkward position.  I assure you that I didn't make this
up (that would defeat the purpose of writing this message), however I can't
give you the name of the Discovery Channel program that I saw this is (on
Foxtel, naturally).  But anyway, in this program it talks about it taking 1
1/2 years one way to Mars.  I assume that this was also the time in which
Pathfinder was launched, it's destination, Mars (December 4th - July 4th)
which is over 6 months as it is.
  Now supposing that you are going to get to Mars in 6 months with a greater
mass.  That would mean that you will obviously need a greater amount of fuel
to go through Earth's atmosphere, and more fuel to actually build up the
velocity to make it to Mars in such a short time.  I wish I could actually
give you the program's name so that you might be able to refer to the
Discovery Channel for this information, but unfortunately I can't.  I will
keep you posted if I find out more about it.

G.

James Hunter Heinlen <dracus@primenet.com> wrote in message
news:7nss0e$de4$1@nnrp02.primenet.com...
> Those are the travel times given by Robert Zubrin in his book, 'The Case
for
> Mars.'  There is also a 550 day 'lay-over' on Mars, allowing plenty of
> research, mapping, etc.  If you think he (and, by extention, I) is wrong
> about this, I would love to see you orbital mechanics proofs on it.  Given
> that others have confirmed his numbers, both inside and outside NASA (the
> Planetary Society and the Mars Underground have published on this), I will
> not be holding my breath.
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