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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