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Old 10-19-2009, 10:18 AM   #229
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Going to Mars in 39 days with a new Ion Engine just out of the factory.

http://www.calgaryherald.com/technology/rocket+engine+could+make+trips+Mars+realistic/2119300/story.html#

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This greatly reduces the amount of radiation the human crew would be exposed to.
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