"Sailing" spaceship could make return trips to Mars easier

Getting to Mars is a difficult, long and costly journey. However, Finnish scientists may have a solution based on combining an electric solar sail invented in 2006 with fuel stations orbiting around Earth and the Red Planet. .. Continue Reading "Sailing" spaceship could make return trips to Mars easier

Section: Space

Tags: Mars, Solar Sail, Spacecraft

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