Reach from Earth to Mars in 45 days: NASA's new technology marvels, currently rockets take 7 months
Scientists have already started developing the first phase of the rocket. This is an illustration of that rocket

Reach from Earth to Mars in 45 days: NASA's new technology marvels, currently rockets take 7 months

Several countries around the world have been preparing to send humans to Mars for decades. According to the American space agency NASA, the journey from Earth to Mars takes 7 months. All the rockets that have gone to Mars so far take about the same amount of time. However, with the help of new technology, this trip will become only 45 days.

The name of this new technology is 'Nuclear Thermal and Nuclear Electric Propulsion'. In simple terms, NASA is going to build a rocket for the human Mars mission, which will use nuclear fuel.

A rocket will be made with the help

of two techniques. Two techniques will be used to make a rocket. First- Nuclear Thermal Propulsion. It contains a nuclear reactor, which heats liquid hydrogen propellant. According to experts, doing this will create plasma. This plasma will be ejected from the nozzle of the rocket, which will give the rocket a faster forward speed. In 1955, the American Air Force and the Atomic Energy Commission tried to create such a propulsion system.

Another technique is called nuclear electric propulsion. In it, a nuclear reactor supplies electricity to an ion engine, creating an electromagnetic field. This field accelerates gases such as xenon, giving the rocket forward momentum. Attempts to build this system have also been made in 2003 and 2005.

The performance of the rocket will be doubled The performance

of the scientific rocket can be doubled through new technology. The concept of building a rocket is given by Ryan Gosse, lead professor of the hypersonics program at the University of Florida. 13 other people have been involved in research with him to develop its first phase. An advance of 12.5 thousand dollars, i.e. 10 lakh 18 thousand rupees, has also been given for the project.

Easy for humans to go to Mars

With the technology we are using now, it takes 7 to 9 months for a spacecraft to go from Earth to Mars. According to experts, if we send a man to Mars at this speed, one flight will fly to Mars every 26 months. Also, a mission can last up to 3 years.

However, the way to go to Mars will be easier through new technology. The trip from Earth to Mars will take only 6.5 weeks, which will reduce the cost of the mission and also save time. In the microgravity of space, people will also have less risk of physical complications. No information has been given about when this rocket of NASA will be ready.

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