New Mexico Company Proposes Antimatter Rocket

[Vic 17]

If storage problems could be overcome, positrons could power travel to Mars in less than 90 days.

 

http://www.trektoday.com/news/150506_03.shtml

[Stephen of Borg 2]

this is interesting

[mj 7]

It can be done. If only I live to see astronauts going to Mars.....if they would just go ahead and do it. If some brash and idealistic rich guy would finance the research even further.

[Krissy Phaserman 0]

M/A engines are supposedly nearly 100% efficient, meaning 100% of matter is turned into energy, as compared with a standard rocket, which is like 35% or something. The Gamma Ray thing is a problem for inter-atmospheric travel, but if you use an SRB or something to boost it into orbit, THEN fire off the M/A rocket, well, you might see speeds that make Apollo (The fastest space vehicle to date at over 30,000 KPH) look sluggish.

[LCARS 24 0]

NASA's not very keen on the idea of positron rocketry, but it stands a good chance of being doable long before anything with antiprotons, and it's still many times better than chemical or nuclear. It has to be worth a try.

 

Yes, storage is the issue. But positron storage has to be easier than anitproton storage. Besides, positrons are a lot easier to make.