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Revolutionary Engine Could Cut Mars Travel to Months

8/8/2025

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Russian scientists at Rosatom's Troitsk Institute have unveiled a groundbreaking magnetoplasma engine that promises to revolutionize space travel, potentially slashing the journey to Mars to just one or two months. By harnessing electromagnetic fields to propel hydrogen ions at an astonishing 100 km/s, they are currently testing a prototype, with a space-ready model anticipated by 2030.

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Russian scientists at Rosatom's Troitsk Institute have unveiled a groundbreaking magnetoplasma engine that promises to revolutionize space travel, potentially slashing the journey to Mars to just one or two months. By harnessing electromagnetic fields to propel hydrogen ions at an astonishing 100 km/s, they are currently testing a prototype, with a space-ready model anticipated by 2030.