To Mars and Back in Ninety Days

paltemalte writes "A new means of propelling spacecraft being developed at the University of Washington could dramatically cut the time needed for astronauts to travel to and from Mars and could make humans a permanent fixture in space. In fact, with magnetized-beam plasma propulsion, or mag-beam, quick trips to distant parts of the solar system could become routine, said Robert Winglee, a UW Earth and space sciences professor who is leading the project."

Comments

Yeah, but can we trust them with the technology?

[Graabein]

Not sure I'd trust these people with high-energy equipment when they're clueless enough to run their web site on Windows and IIS.

OTOH, I guess it's perfectly secure now, as it's crashed and not responding to requests.

Way to go, University of Washington!

Better use this clock

[smooth wombat]

The folks on board might want to consider using this atomic clock for your wrist. After all, when you're 10s of thousands of miles away from earth and you have to know your position accuratly, what could be more accurate than a portable atomic clock?

Yes, this was another rejected story you won't hear about.