Asteroid: 16 Psyche Conventional Combustion Rocket Mission Time: 5 years round-trip (1,825 days) Specific Impulse: 450 seconds Exhaust Velocity: 4.4 km/s Sunbird Mission Time: 0.4 years round-trip (148 days) Specific Impulse: 10,000–15,000 seconds Exhaust Velocity: 223 km/s (804,672 km/h) Fuel Saved: 1,785 tons methane (launch) CO2 Emissions Saved (Earth Atmosphere): 4,909 tons Barrels of Liquid … Read more
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