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New Solutions for Nuclear Energy and Flights on Mars

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Introduction

The very rarefied Mars atmosphere and the low gravitation allow implementation of various technologies difficult to accomplish on Earth. Two projects based on such technologies are described in this chapter, related to energy delivery and transportation.

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    Alexander A. Bolonkin

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  1. Candida Oancea Institute, Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Spl. Independentei 313, 060042, Bucharest, Romania

    Viorel Badescu

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Bolonkin, A.A. (2009). New Solutions for Nuclear Energy and Flights on Mars. In: Badescu, V. (eds) Mars. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03629-3_10

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