Sunday, March 27, 2011

Taking plunge into water-powered space coach

An artist's rendering of a space coach — a water-powered concept vehicle — cruising near the Martian moon Phobos. The cylinders are interconnected habitat modules, while the flatter regions are solar arrays.Spaceships powered primarily by water could open up the solar system to exploration, making flights to Mars and other far-flung locales far cheaper, a recent study has found.

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