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Russia Claims New Plasma-Based Engine Could Cut Mars Travel to Just 30 Days (gizmodo.com)
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[โ€“] sabin 4 points 1 week ago

Not to mention, if you accelerate your spacecraft to a speed faster than the minimum speed needed to raise your orbit as far as mars, you're going to have to slow down by the difference between your speed and that min speed when you go for a landing anyways.

The pace of the orbits alone decides how quickly your spacecraft will get there.