only if we get a pretty ion blue thrust flame.
none of this insane ultraviolet radiation thrust look, get Mr Lucas to fine tune it for looks :)
actually no, it'll end up with a Jamaican accent...
never mind testing it at the ISS. ATTACH one and get in some cruising.
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no words in world for that stuff.
so we r reaching closer to light's speed....................
David Kelly
What about an orbital based spacecraft?. A vasmir spacecraft could be kept in orbit attached to the iss and launched from there. there has been a break through in magnetic fields to protect astronauts from solar flares and radiation so lets stop talking about it and get out there!!
Juan Elgueta
may be is posible to launch vessels with suplies from an hercules like plane flying near the space to reduce chemical fuel, this kind of launching has been announced but never built, does anybody know why?
Jay Lloyd
And that 39 days is with the 200kW solar powered version.... just think how much would be cut out of that if it were the 200MW version. only a few days to get to Mars! @Craig Jennings, The current ion drive does have a blue plume, but it is actually kinda hard to see. Since this one is much more powerful, maybe we will get a nice bright exhaust!
psychot11
Why not combine it with the Startram maglev train? Synergy!
Pixel_Pusher
First off; can we please get an update on this project? It's 2012 let's see where they are at. Second; someone should tell these guys: http://www.gizmag.com/mars-one-human-settlement-2023/22799/ about this. Third: "...only produces a pound of thrust..."? so strap 1000 of these suckers on the back of a ship and see how fast it goes.