Revolutionary Rocket Technology: Could It Cut Travel Time to Mars?

While Future outposts and colonies on Mars may feel too far fetched but certain technological advancements may already exist which can reduce the travel time between Earth and Mars.
A new rocket engine that uses magnetic and electric fields to channel superheated plasma out the back is being developed by a business that was founded by retired NASA astronaut Franklin Chang-Diaz. That stream of plasma produces consistent, effective thrust that requires little fuel and gradually picks up speed.
The time it takes to transport people on expeditions to Mars may be significantly reduced thanks to rocket technology. According to an Ad Astra mission analysis, a spaceship might complete the journey in just over a month utilizing the engine and a big enough power supply.
Ion engines that produce thrust based on electrified gas are already used by several satellites and spacecraft. Comparably, the Variable Specific Impulse Magneto plasma Rocket (VASIMR) from Ad Astra ionizes gases like xenon or hydrogen to produce a superheated plasma stream for propulsion.
Yet, VASIMR also has the benefit of not using physical electrodes that deteriorate from touch with the superheated plasma and instead using electromagnetic waves to form and charge the plasma. This results in longer-lasting dependability and increases the thrust of a plasma stream that is highly dense. VASIMR can also change the direction of its thrust to accelerate or decelerate, and it even includes a "afterburner" mode that offers a brief increase in speed at the expense of economy.