Humans to Mars in 45 Days?

Imagine traveling to Mars in just 45 days!"
NASA, in partnership with the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), has revealed plans for a revolutionary nuclear-powered rocket engine
This groundbreaking engine, the first of its kind in fifty years, aims to be fully operational by 2027."
"Unlike traditional chemical propulsion systems, this cutting-edge technology harnesses the power of nuclear fission reactors, using the energy released by splitting atoms.
Boasting an efficiency three times greater than conventional engines, this nuclear-powered engine could reduce the current seven-month Mars journey to just 45 days!
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[@jefferygibson7777]

When I was a kid, they promised me colonies on Mars. Instead, all I got was Facebook. 😢

[@garysnow1475]

We were all suckers to Disney's con job

[@curtisblanco4029]

I'll take Facebook. What is the point of sending humans to Mars?

[@tuvoca825]

Elon Musk. That's what happened. EVs for carbon offsets for rockets for aweet government $$$.

[@smilergrogan9605]

The tech is being sat on. Considering how things advanced from the time of the Industrial Revolution until now. The 20th century saw the advent of automobiles to aeroplanes, to Supersonic Jet aircraft, to spaceflight, space stations, and interplanetary travel.

[@user-xu2go9jh6y]

Facebook is the reason we need to go to Mars

[@MrPlaiedes]

45 days later: "We made it!" 😃😃😃 46 days later: .... 💀💀💀

[@SquiddyNP]

then they send another crew to learn from that mistake and then die a different way 💀

[@MohamedAlnuaimi1971]

😂

[@TherandomshitstormerCXVII]

@@SquiddyNPthen spend more money on safety

[@shacktime]

Yup. I was initially pretty pumped on the idea but the more astrophysicists I met and read the more obvious it became that this ain’t ever gonna happen. There’s a reason nothing lives there and probably never will.

[@angelynf.b.2677]

lack of oxygen

[@gunner49er]

I wouldn’t worry about how to get to Mars. I would worry about how to get back.

[@kashgill8840]

😂😂😂

[@BeastCake1349]

Right. If something went wrong such as something breaking or anything that could happen to a spacecraft you’re pretty much screwed.

[@prabak7739]

It could be a one-way ticket. That's the actual Eason behind the establishing the colony talk 😂

[@RedneckBaller]

You won't make it back yet. So right now its basically a 1 way ticket.

[@cropunisher5879]

It's a one-way trip

[@rayritchie8215]

Imagine not being able to get back to the moon because they supposedly “lost the technology”.

[@MrElephant47]

Is that the only reason??????

[@mrsheabutter]

They lie on top of lies

[@sorellman]

We are not allowed to go to the moon again by those who currently own the moon.

[@postwick]

Imagine thinking ignorant flat Earthers are correct when they claim the technology was lost. It wasn't. We just don't need it any more so it was trashed. Just like we don't need Model Ts any more and - since we have no reason to build them - we don't have the Model T factories sitting around collecting dust. Uze yer brayne.

[@Illuminatedcheif]

I got dudes back NASA literally said that 😂

[@ZincFold]

When NASA says 2027 they really mean 2057.

[@sandraude1]

or if it is Musk,...never

[@russellmitchell1579]

I call B.S. Now wait for 50 yrs 😂

[@michaelcaron7659]

Hell they probably have something now who knows they don’t tell us everything 🤷‍♀️

[@martinfidel7086]

So 50 years and 45 days ?? 7 months doesn’t sound too bad now does it !

[@r3dzonewr247]

Naw more like its been done already so give them a 30 year wait

[@Roger_Cope]

This CGI video Is as close as NASA will ever get to it.

[@brianfitch5469]

Ya just like, we dont have the technology to go back to the moon we destroyed it. When they say they went to the moon on technology 7x less advanced then a original gameboy.

[@shots-shots-shotseverybody2707]

Truth

[@FixitandFixitFast]

Well, you’re not considered the three attempts and the $400 billion of funding; then after those happen then they might have a beta version. 😂

[@RedSox4JC]

​@brianfitch5469 You're an idiot to think that we would use 1960s and 70s era technology to go back to the moon and then to Mars.

[@watchdog163]

​@@brianfitch5469 Because motivation matters. If we really had to, we could do anything.

[@GrantOakes]

If a craft could be accelerated to that kind of speed, it would need to decelerate to be able to go into orbit around Mars, thus requiring much more fuel. Lots more research has to go into this to make sure it's viable.

[@rajkumarlakra2269]

Who said we will land you on mars 😂😂

[@josephmorin8941]

Don't worry Mr Grant....they already know it isn't viable.

[@Redspeciality]

Apparently it uses nuclear fuel, and is 3 times more efficient, so fuel weight shouldn’t be a problem. Nuclear energy is many orders of magnitude more powerful than chemical propellants

[@Montycarlo10]

Exactly, because it’s all nice and all to have these ideas theories and inventions but reality still tells you “unless you’re able to understand my rules” we’ll remain where we are. All that build up of energy where you sending that as you decelerate because natures way of stopping you is immediate dissipation of energy splat and we dead. I think the main problem of space travel isn’t can you get that fast because we could theoretically in many ways it’s more so after all that build up of mass or energy where do you transfer that as you decelerate whilst keeping account for the many variables that could influence your deceleration because you know reality will keep on moving it won’t stop to let us stop safely

[@OYeahan]

You could use Martian atmosphere to either first declerare to orbital speed or just enter atmosphere directly. That would of course make the transfer not-heat-protected part of the ship disposable, and would require another ship e.g. send earlier using conventional trajectory waiting on orbit and/or ground.

[@CABRAL2270]

45 days later: Houston, we got a problem. The 🆕 forgot to bring us water💧💀

[@user-lo9yn6ji6o]

No, you will be digging for it.. making groundbreaking history.

[@aisforapple2494]

"Mars ain't the kinda place to raise your kids... In fact, it's cold as hell." - Sir Elton John

[@michaelbee2165]

I'm not aware that Elton John has any sort of engineering degree, completed any sort of human biological/physiology research, or proposed any methods for safe end efficient propulsion to other planets. Come to think of it, he hadn't got any children and is the last person to offer any parent any advice on the subject. Music theory, composition, the art of performance... the man is one of the best to ever walk up on a stage. There's quite a bit to be said for staying in our lane.

[@aisforapple2494]

@@michaelbee2165 It's the lyrics to 'Rocket Man'.

[@rafaeladhemar5263]

This affirmation is kind of scary, because this guy gotta know what hell is ... 🤔

[@rubenherrera3649]

No es el sitio .pero el hombre se adapta a un ambiente que sea más o menos parecido al de la TIERRA dentro de 200 años los decendientes de los terricolas no se sentirán terricolas si no marcianos y al IGUAL QUE pasó con los europeos en América y en otros sitios del planeta TIERRA querrán ser independientes pues por la adaptación a su medio ambiente serán distintos a nosotros 😂🤣y tendrán mejor tecnología pues la necesidad es la madre de la inventiva 🤔🤔🤔🤪🤪🤪🤪😎😎😎

[@aisforapple2494]

@@rubenherrera3649 No habla Espanol.

[@patelk464]

Statement on NASA website: "NASA will work with our long-term partner, DARPA, to develop and demonstrate advanced nuclear thermal propulsion technology as soon as 2027" This is very different from being fully operational by 2027. Also the design proposed by NASA is to get to Mars in about 100 days. The 45 days referred to here is in relation to proposed engine design by Ryan Gosse. The 2027 timeline is unlikely to be met due to ambitious timescales.

[@everettpadgett862]

What type of engine did voyager have ? Here's your sign...

[@HazemeII]

…unlikely to be met due to NASA involvement.

[@nicholasgardiner9601]

@Kiran Patel Momentum, acceleration, deceleration, obviously it may kill human payloads. As always the devil is in the details.

[@davidharvey3743]

Bullshit

[@michaelwasok8078]

Sheesh, u called OP out. Good job sir 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾

[@sandmanCQB8541]

There really better be a movie on this flight. 🚀

[@Kube_Dog]

Zoolander

[@sandmanCQB8541]

​​​@@Kube_Dog Yeah, we can get to see that "Blue Steel" look again, how about "Mission to Mars" with Gary Sinise, or "The Martian" with Matt Damon, "Red Planet" with Val Kilmer. And since there's obviously some time to kill, all "The Matrix" movies, the whole "John Wick" series, all the "Jason Bourne" movies, might as well add in all of Denzel's "The Equalizer" movies. Maybe something with music like Led Zeppelin's "The Song Remains the Same". You have any suggestions aside from Zoolander ? And there better be meals on the flight, a bag of peanuts just ain't gonna cut it 😂😂😂😂

[@Kube_Dog]

@@sandmanCQB8541 Alien? The original.

[@sandmanCQB8541]

​@@Kube_Dog Definitely ! And since we have 45 days, we can throw in a couple of the better sequels too. And there's a few more good "It's an alien life form that we definitely shouldn't bring on the ship, but let's do it anyway, what's the worst that can happen?" movies too 😂😂😂😂

[@Fureddo28]

MThey actually made a series on Apple TV called “For All mankind”…

[@user-vq8ge7bs4p]

Technology today is awesome,I love this stuff. I would volunteer if they needed a guinea pig to travel first to test the trip to the planet. So cool.

[@907alaska2]

Lmao good luck being so voluntary 🤣😂

[@lazymints]

how about we start with "imagine traveling to work from the burbs to the city in 4 minutes instead of 45 minutes.

[@watchdog163]

As if that isn't just going to speed up our already degenerate society? After that you're going to ask for a minute and so on. Endless progress and no satisfaction.

[@ZLwh1ne]

Us outsiders benefit from the inconvenience. Keeps the bs in the city, away from our homes.

[@robertmarmaduke9721]

115 minutes to go 25 miles into Summer of Love but everyone is fleeing, now the red tail light backup starts _40 miles to the North._

[@rickshawwheelchair]

That would help a billion people rather than 7...I'm on your side!

[@krzysztofkowalski2816]

Not lazy but traumatized by the naturally fascist environment

[@wakeup8052]

Imagine only taking 45 days to get to a lifeless, radioactive, poisonous planet.

[@jerseyterry6951]

Cold, extremely cold

[@DennisMoore-ns9ek]

That is one way to look at it. Well see how bad inflation is and how many Americans are struggling.

[@mrvk39]

imagine we figure out how to end aging? What then? We either within a few generations overpopulate and self-destruct OR we need to expand into space - either Mars or Venus or some space stations. Going to Mars might simply become a necessity once we figure out our genetics. And considering it would take centuries to terraform Mars, we better get a head start.

[@PsychotropicThunder]

Didnt elon swear nuclear powered rockets would never ever ever be a thing? Because of the basic laws of conservation of momentum? There is nothing to push against in space, so you must react against yourself. By moving a small mass very fast to move a large mass very slow. Momentum is conserved.

[@6mdm]

@@DennisMoore-ns9ek inflation is down and jobs can be had everywhere. Only people bitching is trumpers trying to make stuff worse than it is.

[@curveball1318]

Yes, just IMAGINE..... Because that's all you'll ever do.

[@CarlosAlejandro.-ke6gr]

Info: They were called project NERVA (Nuclear engine for rocket vehicle application) . They have at least 50 years. Radioactive decay heats hidrogen gas through fine tubes wich generates low but very efficient and prolonged thrust. Dont imagine whooosh crazy acceleration like space movies. Imagine like a firework but starts really slow but it takes several minutes to go off.

[@daveken9936]

Oh my God. Glad u aren't working on this. It will be less than ten years. Fact.

[@p42uynot59]

​@@daveken9936With all the taxpayer dollars wasted over the years, by NASA, who lost the ability to get us back to the moon, because the Apollo mission information was somehow lost THEY SAY NOW. Forgive me if I don't trust NASA to share information with the public. The public that funded their research. I wouldn't trust NASA to walk my dog down the street, without wanting millions to do it. Then not be able to tell me how they did it and claim its for military intelligence only. Screw that!

[@chadkline4268]

I'll bet anyone any amount that there's no such thing as nuclear fission energy. All you need to do to win the bet is show me a metal that produces heat all by itself.

[@starcatcherksp1517]

@@chadkline4268Queen Elizabeth allegedly touched plutonium once. It was warm. Just take any piece of Uranium or Plutonium or Radium or Thorium, the more radioactive the better, wrap it in some kind of material that blocks radiation while still conducts heat - and hold it in your hands.

[@Mole.mp4]

@@chadkline4268how the FUCK do you explain nuclear weapons

[@FLAMEZ00361]

When nasa says by 2027 that means they have already had this fully operational for the past 5 years

[@rodneybailey914]

these are the things they tell you imagine that thing they don't tell you

[@andreribeiro288]

Or more....

[@Mole.mp4]

No tf they dont

[@Cool_davis]

Very much true,..... Already functional n right now astronauts on training.

[@Kube_Dog]

Yeah, and it will actually happen in 2051... when North Korea does it.

[@jonb5310]

ok but i feel like each astronaut should have an emergency towel just in case shit goes sideways.

[@Redspeciality]

That’s gonna go right over the heads (pun intended) of a lot of people here

[@rothed16]

😂😂👏👏

[@thewatcher5271]

Is That Anything Like Shit Hitting The Fan?

[@Kube_Dog]

@@Redspeciality Hitchhiker's, right?

[@dcjohnson2208]

As an old retired scientist (octogenarian) I remember when president Nixon canceled the space program. In Southern California alone over 44,000 scientists and engineers were laid off! Had Nixon not done this evil deed we would have colonies on both the moon and mars and probably some other moons.

[@George-yd7cx]

😂😂😂

[@Wildman-zh8lg]

​@@George-yd7cxWhat's with the stupid emojis

[@Wildman-zh8lg]

Maybe not mars , but I know we would have a Stations on the moon

[@George-yd7cx]

@Wildman-zh8lg because it's not gonna happen

[@Wildman-zh8lg]

@@George-yd7cx You believe what you want to believe

[@1nfiniteloop]

There will never be a planet as good as Earth for humans. Im staying right here! 😂👍

[@thedoctor649]

Never have any unimaginable inventions are done by people like you brother.

[@BallinLongboarder209]

@@thedoctor649my thoughts exactly

[@berkiaskyclan2948]

I’d rather not be near humanity, so I’m going to exoplanet Teegarden B k bye

[@Carl-mw3ft]

Wake up to Flat Earth, it will free you from all the space exploration Bullshit.

[@Stranger-jx4qd]

Let's meet after 50 yrs if we are alive

[@martynh5410]

2027? I hope I’m still here to witness this. (69 years old now)

[@Blacky474]

I'm not far behind you in age, However, Mars is a dead world, nothing there, it's such a vast distance to go just to die, it's not like going to the ends of the earth, this basically is a trip to nowhere. I believe a full mission is impossible, and getting human beings back to Earth will not happen certainly in my lifetime, 500 yr's from now, who knows. . . .

[@martynh5410]

@@Blacky474 Yes. New Movie “Mission Impossible - To Mars and Back”

[@allofffytfans3170]

You will maintain a good healthy diet and exercise regularly pops 🔥

[@martynh5410]

@@allofffytfans3170 Thanks kiddo!! 👍

[@thesingingmolecatcher5461]

Don’t hope . Believe and you will get there 👍🏻

[@billionear]

NASA: there’s oil on mars PENTAGON: we start bombing in 45 days.

[@AnthonyCartagena-lc6fs]

The birth of Nuclear Light Speed 😂

[@phebrian]

Tired of world conflict. Let’s unite for the betterment of mankind.

[@bokiNYC]

If only every single person on this planet would think like you.

[@mervynparker552]

💯👍🏾 we r uniting,,it's that ppl n places that won't allow IT....BUT ERBODY B N WOKE....THEM PPL N PLACES. R SCRAMBLING......

[@keefjunior4061]

Next time.

[@reddog68u]

The ending times are near, so we are doomed to that.

[@YedolfWesler]

That's what the alien invasion is for.

[@matthewmontegut9159]

I'm 67 years old and more than anything, I hope to not miss our future, with the search and discovery that we will find in space.

[@crazycloaked]

I hope you do to. 😊

[@mervynparker552]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mervynparker552]

​@@crazycloaked 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@georgeyboy8186]

@@mervynparker552 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@isseelmi1840]

shit man i’m 33 and i hope not to miss it, but really look more in the past and you’ll find more than ur looking forward too 😅😅😅😅 or not

[@pandabeear]

“The first of its kind in 50 years” ..Wait, what the hell did we have comparable to this 50 years ago!?

[@trevormendez6907]

Okay NASA we haven't been back to the Moon but we definitely going to go to Mars in 45 days😳😉😂😅

[@joevokey1340]

Better have some serious brakes on that ship

[@verdathagod]

Ong..

[@Psychicauto1961]

Arrow space brakes

[@high-intelligence111]

It just needs to spin around and it's forward thrust, spun 180 degrees, will be used as reverse thrust and slow it down and can actually bring it to a halt.

[@michaelfranklinwhibley2935]

​@@high-intelligence111AI command halt

[@SayJay1]

Shit! That’s what I’m saying 😂

[@balispiritual]

Let's take care of our lovely mother earth. Thank you mother for taking care of us. 🌞🌎🌙🙏

[@kashgill8840]

❤❤❤

[@pcn267]

Really pal

[@taylorwebb1512]

What about the folks that die to natural disasters tho?

[@jiplinnartz5820]

We have to consider the possibility of a mass extinction. In such event, it would be highly functional to have a colony on mars.

[@marcosdenizatrailhiker2037]

Let’s do both it’s not an either or situation

[@thinkhine8866]

Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. Both are thought to be captured asteroids, or debris from early in the formation of our solar system. Phobos is the larger of Mars' two moons. It orbits Mars three times a day, and is so close to the planet's surface that in some locations on Mars it cannot always be seen.

[@Mr.Deleterious]

What they don't tell you is that you have to wait 2 whole years to return lol.

[@timstapleman]

If NASA can do it in 45 days, then Elon will do it in a weekend. That's a fact.

[@Graeme_Lastname]

Imagine hitting a pea sized rock at that speed.

[@FractalGearFieldTheory]

A nuclear reaction generates a powerful magnetic field which would likely deflect a pea-sized particle

[@Graeme_Lastname]

@@FractalGearFieldTheory That's new to me m8. 🙄

[@edbrown1080]

​wouldnt the pea have to be metal?

[@user-dc3ie3ne2z]

It's, only a flesh wound

[@Graeme_Lastname]

@@edbrown1080 Anything with mass would do much the same thing. Even gas.

[@jamieworrall1405]

What the hell are you going to do when you get there?? Fly a remote control helicopter!!!

[@saeedmustapha1334]

❤😂😂😂

[@glimmeredgloom]

Pay respects to the non-terrestrial officials, then get to work.

[@brandofree511]

To be the first on mars

[@hobbyhermit66]

​@@brandofree511and the last on Mars, probably.

[@donnymcgahan1158]

Bit windy to be doing that

[@a7thocean]

16 hours on airplane seems like 45 days

[@georgespalding7640]

Sad thing is we do not have the technology to do this at the present time

[@stevendenton4965]

That would be cool as long as it doesn't go into "plaid mode"

[@pattyjones4982]

Who else believes that the potential for things going horribly wrong is HUGE?

[@essence4137]

Me

[@martynh5410]

I think the odds of the first Moon landing by humans had about a 50% chance of success (based on various things I have read). The odds of this further endeavor surely must be no better than that 1969 feat.

[@grajammellor660]

Compared to what?? Tje first space flight?? Space x?? There's no progress without risk

[@unvaccinated6467]

shit happens

[@chicken4090]

Thats because you know nothing of science, heard nuclear fission and panicked

[@alphaomega1351]

45 days is too long! Go back to the drawing board! 14-day max requirement! 😳

[@bobmillerick300]

The sad truth is that if you are old enough to read this, you most likely will never see a man walk on Mars.

[@brucebehling6372]

Yeah yeah when I was a kid they said we would all have flying cars in the 80's.

[@Blacky474]

Flying cars do exist, but can u imagine if everyone had them, you would have plenty of air collisions. But think of the crack you'd have, and if you had a jet pack strapped to your back you could be up & down from mount Everest in a jiffy, none of that camping nonsense.

[@robotfighter5381]

And jet packs !

[@night4life278]

we are taking about using already existing technology to improve rockets in a 4 year time window (by 2027). flying cars are possible but serve no purpose that’s why they don’t exist in bulk.

[@curtphillipps7830]

We’ve been going back to the moon my whole life I’m 47

[@LaurieLefebvre-pv4ip]

Your point?

[@swhbpocl]

Nothing beats the speed of thought. I can imagine being on Mars yesterday.

[@fredla7353]

Quantum mechanics is all...

[@6mdm]

Clever

[@thegrandknowledge1026]

​@@fredla7353Can u explain me what quantum mechanics has to do with this? just curious!

[@seanandlynn4ever]

Keep it up with the groundbreaking stuff!!!

[@temitayoemmanuel3211]

Stay here on Earth.

[@joewilson2258]

This is an old system that was created in the 1950s, just like the propulsion system that is used in ships and submarines. If you actually look into the nuclear power for a spaceship, you only need a thin lead shield to protect the people from the radiation produced by the nuclear engine as it produces the power to drive the spaceship between the earth and other planets.

[@johnbiggins4864]

Advanced propeller design development by naSa will help. ..

[@michaelbee2165]

You seem to be among the few among the comments here with a mind capable of imagining something bold.

[@lordnevets9184]

Ahem....what about Newtons Third Law of Motion?

[@larrysorenson4789]

“Hold on to something, everyone! I’m engaging the reactor…”💥🚀 Yahoooooo!

[@davidharvey3743]

Bullshit

[@thomas.parnell7365]

Ludicrous speed go

[@prabak7739]

It could be a one-way ticket. That's the actual Eason behind the establishing the colony talk 😂

[@ManyHeavens42]

We already have Instagram Gravity they're just not telling hahaha

[@user-vl8sw7kg7y]

In the 1960's, the air force had a nuclear "jet" engine.

[@herbert5491]

They sure did and if used it would have left everything radioactive and useless. That's why they canceled the program

[@user-gj4zt7bs4f]

In the 60s U.S. had UFOs and by the 80s our own anti gravity craft

[@Polytrout]

Jet engines require oxygen from the atmosphere.

[@djartifx]

I was saying the same thing the “first of its kind in 50 yrs”??!? What wouldn’t it be the first kind “ever” ? That would also qualify it as “revolutionary “ - this guy is all over the place - that or he’s dropping subtle hints - 🤔

[@user-gj4zt7bs4f]

@@djartifx 10 exactly...I hate that we r always getting lied to

[@zaizoesclashing7103]

It's not how fast you can get to Mars, it's can you stop once you get there 😂

[@nuntana2]

Indeed. Have to flip it around and expend the same kind of energy to slow. Get it wrong and you’re off into the asteroid belt.

[@michaelfarmer9901]

That's what I was thinking! How do they stop

[@dustynova171]

They need to meet like two relay racers to exchange a baton. The initial trajectory would be similar to a foot ball receiver at the line of scrimmage. The ball and receiver doing very similar speeds, but the ball is arced high. The target of the space craft isn't landing on the surface directly, any excess speed would need to hit orbit first, then decelerate to fall out of orbit. It would be similar to their landings on earth by then.

[@dustynova171]

687 earth days in one Mars year means, at it's orbit, Mars is moving slower then earth, so they may need to more then slow down.

[@sek3234]

​@nuntana2 na you would just be stuck in orbit

[@terrykirk6951]

Can't call a Tow truck if it breakdown.

[@i.sebastian.c6563]

Imagine a scam to harvest human organs with a winning ticket to mars :)))

[@deepakkamble1299]

Only 45 days? I imagine 45 minutes max😅

[@HousesByVic]

Imagine a 45 day trip that probably alters your entire internal composition

[@user-ft1iz2qd2j]

France isn't that bad

[@toolguyslayer1]

Not to mention once you are living there😮😢🤔🧐 the Moon is really just a weigh station that's why they're trying to find out if they have water there it will be easier to get to point b after that and they can safely develop a nuclear programs on the 🌙 away from people I think that is why they are destroying large chunks of the Earth because they are planning to leave anyway😮😢🤔🧐

[@Tomistbigboss]

Imagine the government releases anti gravity Ufos, traveling to Mars in a few minutes. With no polution.

[@planetmuskvlog3047]

NASA wasn’t doing shit to get humans to Mars until SpaceX came along. Nice 3D render of a prototype. I’ll believe when I see it launch like Starship.

[@problematic3483]

I can assure you I will not sit on a nuclear bomb 🤣

[@sek3234]

Its not a nuclear bomb, clearly you don't understand how nuclear fission works. Its like a nuclear powerplant, it uses the heat from decaying uranium to move the rocket, it is much safer than a combustion engine.

[@larryblake842]

If that rocket take off wasn't sped up then I have to say that's the fastest one I've seen leave the ground.

[@user-tf4dr8hr2m]

Hmmmm... 45 days...? Stranger things has been witnessed...👍🤞.

[@johnholton4318]

Spacetime accelerator get you to Mars in 45 seconds 😂

[@rickpontificates3406]

The spaceship in this animation looks pretty cool, but ships (and concept cars) never look that futuristic when they're actually built

[@kristinabliss]

🤔

[@davidlynnholtzclaw3919]

Makes a difference in their physical fitness when they get there. One step closer to warp drive!

[@toddlee2571]

No. Not even capable of 1G drive yet.

[@commandericeman8588]

That would be kinda cool.... once we get to Mars then we discover some advanced civilization that left behind the know how for interstellar travel on purpose. For us, the test was just getting to Mars.

[@yionnecantu]

@ .10 second mark... There's the infamous Tic Tac that our fighter pilots have witnessed....

[@ewie3421]

Ahahahaha when it took off in super speed 😂😂

[@sparkmanuk]

The problem is if Boeing or any of the big ones were to build it, their focus is on charging more money stretching the project out.

[@mindyhooper2396]

You are correct 💯 percent

[@williamfulgham2010]

In Military-Industrial Complex speak, that is the old $100 a hammer scenario. But that was many years ago, and so today?

[@willyamcarkey717]

Except its not anything ground breaking. Its not propelled by atom energy but hydrogen heated by nuclear fission. You just save weight for LOX tank so use more hydrogen. Efficiency is higher thanks to minimum moving parts.

[@Smo0veENT_ItsAmovement]

We should be under 1 umbrella I hope we can push this movement please we must manifest this

[@junplanas1403]

I'm 60 years old, but I would go to Mars, if given a chance.

[@john4886]

Mars has a unbreathable atmosphere,which means you must bring your own oxygen tank's,how will you transport them to Mars?

[@user-fr3vo4hl2d]

There is oxygen locked in the martian crust.

[@Google_Does_Evil_Now]

That red colour is oxygen mixed with iron. We get the oxygen from the iron. And we also get lots of iron to build with.

[@herbert5491]

Where is the food, the water, the medical supplies, the mechanism to extract that supposed oxygen?

[@sek3234]

Plants and oxygen extraction from ice and the ground

[@sek3234]

​@@herbert5491 in the rocket, i don't think you understand how fucking big capsules are

[@charge61]

In the vacuum of space slowing down will be as important as speed. They would need to start slowing down with a long way still to go.

[@thenaturalmidsouth9536]

Important detail, yes.

[@johnbjorkman4144]

How many Gs during the acceleration phase? How long? And then that same amount to decelerate, with a bit of 'coasting' in between.

[@NoGoBu]

What the hell do you want to go there for ? There isn't anything there but sand and rocks❗️ 😎

[@akachiinri]

D.A.R.P.A is scary and amazing at the same time..

[@bobbadham261]

45 days, I'd need a piss after 45 mins lol

[@nonsensefactory]

In space no-one hears you piss...

[@sek3234]

They got toilets and food, most capsules are the size of a mobile home

[@kingjaffe321]

Nice great advance in technology it’s a huge distance wow imagine driving some where and taking 45 days to get there one way space is beyond enormous.

[@gregboppel2511]

NOBODY'S GONNA GET Out...The EARTH is " Enclosed..

[@andrewboone7773]

So cool. From 6 months to 45 days!?!

[@melaniestarkey7868]

🌬️🛸🔴🙋

[@lillyanneserrelio2187]

Read the fine print. Its not true. A human crewed mission using that new engine would still take AT LEAST 90 days

[@wishing_pearl]

@@lillyanneserrelio2187 a 100 aprrox from nasa's site

[@DavidJsmith-dk5tf]

If it turns out to get to Mars in 100 days, that is still just half, or less, than it would take a crew with a current space craft.

[@robhamilton4736]

If only it were true. This guy is a bafoon.

[@garymartin9777]

not only do you need to accelerate but you need to decelerate when you approach and that takes time.

[@screenname8267]

Whi h may have been included in the time given.

[@JayMParsons]

Imagine traveling to the moon, if only we could figure out how to safely get through the Van Allen Belt, again.

[@PS-yi7yq]

You can live stream the whole experience . But, I can see it start as G rated how it ends will be the interesting part.

[@bradisaacson4656]

At an average distance of 150 million miles to Mars, that's approximately 135,000 mph!! Wowza That's fast!

[@tesoltwn]

Warp drive: Hold my beer...

[@James-gk8ip]

Check the Mars distance again.

[@pepsitwsit]

You don't do distance, it's journey.

[@jerseyterry6951]

They already have anti-gravity electromagnetic gravitic technology this is just a smoke screen

[@real183]

Nuclear handbrake

[@roadsidecamper]

If it works 45 days later you'll never hear of it again 😅

[@lupepennington8994]

😂get there seat, have a meal, watch a movie, and done let's go home😊

[@johngray491]

MY FRIENDS AND I WENT TO MARS. WE GOT OUT OF THE SHIP,LOOKED AROUND,GOT BACK ON THE SHIP AND SAID"LET'S GET HELL OUT OF HERE.".

[@anomaliesandtherealdeal]

45 days is WAY better than 6 months or 2 years. I can't wait to hear the rumble of this beast of an engine! Great video! 👍 Thanks

[@P.Niss_Jr]

I hope it sounds like the Jetsons’ car

[@13kellyr]

Hell yeah!

[@13kellyr]

​@@P.Niss_Jrlmao unlikely. Probably would be loud AF too if it's just thrust from nuclear fission

[@audistik1199]

You’ll probably never hear it. It likely will be carried into space by a chemical rocket. Probably by Spacex’s Starship.

[@matrioshkaforever7753]

It’s gonna be a lot more expensive tho, I personally think, considering the starship launch cost and what it can carry to mars, that if this ever even comes true it probably would be just for emergencies for which the starship is to slow.

[@melaniestarkey7868]

Darpa gets things to work puts lots of money into it and then puts it on the shelf to collect dust.

[@visartistry]

about right. Show us some nice shit and we be in awe thinking we would see this stuff all around soon. Years go by and nothing

[@williamfulgham2010]

@garyallen8824 The left has long since beat that old horse to death. Today's Billionaires that do bad things politically are the Tech oligarchs that cause elections to be stolen like Zuckerberg, who personally poured almost half a billion $ into the Zuckerboxes, that were stuffing ballots in 2020 that put the Marxist Dems in charge, forcing the world to go to hell.

[@CesarpaulRivera]

Qué se diviertan mucho Yo desde aquí, nomás les deseo un buen viaje Esperando que la mayoría de la población,les siga detrás luego luego No me enojaba si me quedara aquí solo No creo que haya muchos planetas como la tierra Cuando era niño, era un paraíso Aquellas grandes zonas boscosas, eran mi delirio, nunca me cansaba de admirar la gran variedad de plantas, árboles y animales Ahora, todo está pelón,sin ningún árbol o planta o hierba,o animales, ya todo se lo metieron en el tracero

[@jusbeautiful1032]

This is incredible!! How do they stop it from burning up? Interesting concept, for sure!😊

[@nickjoel5258]

You gotta figure out how to slow down all of that mass going at that speed with no resistance.

[@avanap8096]

There's a massive chunk of mass at the end. That'll slow it down

[@Will-kq4cm]

"Reverse Thrusters Mr Scott" right away Captain 🤣🤣

[@Ben-id3op]

Gravity

[@johnlacey3857]

Same for any propulsion method.

[@FishnChips136]

You just flip it around and use the engine thrust as a brake.

[@dionysus2006]

The version that spews radioactive propellants is a bad deal. The version that uses the reactor to generate electricity for an ION drive with an ISP of 5000 is the way to go. Shuttle had an ISP of 400

[@michaelkruk3415]

The shuttle was many many thousands of times more powerful than ion drives. Their thrust is equal to about the weight of a paper clip .

[@dionysus2006]

@@michaelkruk3415 Thrust that can be kept up for months at a time. The failed Shuttle could go maybe 12 minutes total. You are talking about ion drives we have put on a few planetary probes. I'm talking about GigaWatt ION drives that would have 1000's of lbs of thrust. Not much good for getting off the planet but has much more delta V than chemical rockets for the same mass of propellent. The high ISP allows you to accelerate half way to Mars, turn around, then decelerate until you enter orbit. It would take a few weeks to get there and you wouldn't have to rely on a dangerous, one chance atmospheric entry to slow you down.

[@michaelkruk3415]

@@dionysus2006 VASIMR

[@joldsaway3489]

@@dionysus2006ion propulsion is efficient, but extraordinarily slow acceleration and potentially useless for transfer orbits between earth and mars. Not to mention that power demands are exceptionally high, which adds tons of weight, and thus ruins the point of having ion drives in the first place

[@jeffmcdonald8076]

Imagine traveling that fast and hit a rock . With no shield

[@myron73]

'Get your ass to mars' -Douglas Quaid

[@patrickflynn2177]

imagine when we get to the moon and Mine h3

[@philipe7937]

To go to mars, you should do like a wagon train. Some rockets arrive before and orbit mars and drop supplies before the manned craft arrives. Some orbiters will have fuel for a return trip and some will drop relaunch supplies from the surface to the return ship. And then regularly send more ships to keep the mars occupants supplied. Don’t send just one rocket, that’s suicide.

[@fredla7353]

Oh, I think it's more prepped than that. I think they will have "collectors" making fuel available for use as well as enough for an emergency escape plan. And, water, etc...ready for us when we arrive there.

[@UniversalPatriots]

Agreed .

[@Blauedecke]

Sehr ähnliche Idee hat Elon Musk

[@ip2alwayswins353]

It's a suicide mission, thousands will die till we figure it out by try and failure and then in a couple hundreds of years we will make it stable to live there, Earth resources and environment will be deleted and devastated by then

[@Doonkough]

. BINGO !! ! ......

[@toddcluny3189]

So, how long will it take me to get to work during Friday rush hour?

[@xxxsmail]

I agree to work with you! ! I hope to see you soon! Best regards, Dmitry

[@hothmandon]

Imagine getting to Mars in just 45 minutes.

[@sinisagulic6003]

Ay belive in Black proyects area 51,, antigravety space crafts ,Earth to Mars 20 min.

[@ActivateMission2ThisTimeline]

TrueNow...

[@JalonNeuman]

Days not minutes

[@ActivateMission2ThisTimeline]

@@JalonNeuman IfYouOnlyKnewTheReverse EngineeredTechTheyHaveInBlackProjects.

[@gilbertozuniga8063]

They said 45 days

[@dennishearne2610]

Wow we can afford that. Oh wait a minute let's just print some more money.

[@FATHERTiME-jo6zj]

Money printer go burrrrr since 1977. Before that never printed outside of the gold collected.

[@armadillotoe]

Have they accounted for the weight of the lead shielding? Have they developed shielding that doesn't rely on mass?

[@James-vi5hs]

Imagine they released the alien technology they reversed engineered in 1964 and being there in 15 minutes or your pizza is free.🍕