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Speaking to Footprints in California, Mr. Omar Abdulla says thathe had assisted Musk on formulating ‘easier and faster ways,’to reach the planet, during ‘peak windows…’ “Normally to travel to Mars, will be about 180 million miles, but withcalculations and spectrum,we can reach Mars, by only travelling 30 million miles,when Earth and Mars are closest.’he cooled.
The entire post above was a straight copy of a blog entry and is full of holes. Pointing one out.Quote from: footprints888 on 15/03/2021 23:36:19Speaking to Footprints in California, Mr. Omar Abdulla says thathe had assisted Musk on formulating ‘easier and faster ways,’to reach the planet, during ‘peak windows…’ “Normally to travel to Mars, will be about 180 million miles, but withcalculations and spectrum,we can reach Mars, by only travelling 30 million miles,when Earth and Mars are closest.’he cooled.Cooled?Anyway, the nearest approach of the orbits of Mars and Earth is perhaps 38 million miles. Taking that trajectory would require (from LEO to LMO) some 55 km/sec of delta-V vs about 6 km/sec of delta-V actually required to get an object from low orbit of one planet to the other.. There is no way that Musk would entertain such an inefficient trajectory requiring over 80 times the fuel expenditure. The number of miles is meaningless. It's all about delta-V (which is proportional to the square root of the fuel cost), plus, if there are humans involved, the time of the trip which contributes to cost (and weight) of required life support.Perhaps Musk, desperate for rich suckers, is just humoring Abdulla and his naive suggestions.