That was my first thought. So you probably could strap an ion engine or two to it, but I'm not sure they have enough thrust to break earth orbit. But it'd be cool to rename it the ISS-TIE. Sienar Fleet Systems wasn't founded here, but we could pretend. Have you heard of the 100 year starship project, Joe? Dan -- Sent from my iPhone. Please pardon any mispelings or errors. On Nov 28, 2012, at 6:19 PM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
VERY low thrust only. It would take years to decades. The ISS isn't designed for interplanetary thrusting, from a structural standpoint. Station-keeping and minor tweaks to avoid collisions only.
Good question though. On Nov 28, 2012 6:11 PM, "Joe Bauman" <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
A question for the group: what is the feasibility of attaching propulsion units to the International Space Station and taking it out of Earth orbit, into Mars orbit, and back again?
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