The journey time from Earth orbit to Mars could be slashed from six months to less than six weeks if NASA's idea for a nuclear fusion-powered engine takes off. New Scientist
Russia Proposes Sending Team to Mars
Russian space officials propose to send a six-person team to Mars by the year 2015, a trip
that would mark a milestone in space travel and international space
cooperation.
Russia's space program hopes to work closely with the American agency
NASA and the European Space Agency to build two spaceships capable of
transporting the crew to Mars, supporting them on the planet for up
to two months and safely bringing them home.Washington Post
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