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Mars Transport, Discussions of the methods of transitting to Mars
Art Martin
post Dec 24 2014, 03:06 PM
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Today I read an article that was fascinating and seems to offer up new and cheaper options for putting spacecraft into Martian orbit. It's described in this article:

A New Way to Reach Mars Safely, Anytime and on the Cheap
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post Dec 28 2014, 09:07 PM
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http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.8856 is a link to the original paper.

This seems of limited utility; conventional Hohmann transfers use less energy for orbits of usefully low periapse or landing. It increases trip time but does allow for more flexibility in departure time.


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- Art Martin   Mars Transport   Dec 24 2014, 03:06 PM
- - mcaplinger   http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.8856 is a link to the or...   Dec 28 2014, 09:07 PM
- - djellison   That's what I got from it as well....the defin...   Dec 29 2014, 02:47 AM
|- - MahFL   QUOTE (djellison @ Dec 29 2014, 03:47 AM)...   Dec 29 2014, 12:25 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (MahFL @ Dec 29 2014, 04:25 AM) Als...   Dec 29 2014, 03:34 PM
- - Art Martin   Thanks guys for the analysis. You see science art...   Dec 29 2014, 07:27 PM

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