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Thanks to a Nuclear Engine, a Manned Mission to Saturn Would only Take 220 days... but Could the Human Resist the Journey?

Chemical rockets propel the manned missions from Apollo, but their thrust caps as soon as we move away from the red planet. Nuclear fission could shorten the journeys in an unimaginable way so far. A team has just presented a scenario of manned mission to Saturn supported by uranium engines. A manned mission to Saturn in 220 days thanks to uranium To reach Saturn with a chemical rocket, it would take almost 7 years of journey, as demonstrated by…
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Chemical rockets propel the manned missions from Apollo, but their thrust caps as soon as we move away from the red planet. Nuclear fission could shorten the journeys in an unimaginable way so far. A team has just presented a scenario of manned mission to Saturn supported by uranium engines. A manned mission to Saturn in 220 days thanks to uranium To reach Saturn with a chemical rocket, it would take almost 7 years of journey, as demonstrated by…

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Science-et-vie.com broke the news on Saturday, May 16, 2026.
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