NASA has come up with a
cheaper and safer way to reach Mars? Well what are we waiting for? Let's start shooting stuff into space!
Now new research lays out a smoother, safer way to
achieve Martian orbit without being restricted by launch windows or
busting the bank. Called ballistic capture, it could help open the
Martian frontier for more robotic missions, future manned expeditions
and even colonization efforts. "It's an eye-opener," says James Green,
director of NASA's Planetary Science Division.