NASA-Funded Pulsed Plasma Rocket – Aims to Send Astronauts to Mars in 2 Months?

[esleightholm]

https://www.space.com/nasa-pulsed-plasma-rocket-mars-2-months-howe-industries

[az09mugen]

>"the PPR uses a fission-based nuclear power system"

I'm not an expert but what if there is a sad accident in the upper atmosphere ? Radiations/radioactive materials all over the Earth ?

[gnabgib]

Article title: NASA-funded pulsed plasma rocket concept aims to send astronauts to Mars in 2 months

The two months is eventual travel time, not time until launch.

[esleightholm → gnabgib]

I know - the space industry is moving fast but not that fast!