The spacecraft operates with water

Spacecraft operating by water can help people reduce a lot of costs for Mars and other planets in the solar system.

Illustration spacecraft uses steam to create thrust. Photo: Fox News.

According to a research model by Brian McConnell, president of Open Communication Systems, spacecraft using water will be equipped with solar thermal engines that operate on solar energy. These engines will boil water. The steam was pushed out of a nozzle, creating a thrust, Space reported.

Thermoelectric motors operate very efficiently. They are suitable for long flights but do not need great thrust. When the spacecraft needs to accelerate in a short period of time, astronauts can use traditional rockets.

Portions of people in the new spacecraft will be made up of many interconnected chambers. These chambers are made of fabric fibers and can be resized by pumping or discharging air. Water is introduced between layers of fabric to prevent cosmic radiation. Thanks to water, fabric layers become tougher and tougher when exposed to extremely low temperatures in the universe, so that the ship's space-resistant resilience becomes better.

McConnell said the current use of water is just an idea, but it can become a reality in the near future.

The spacecraft's propulsion only uses water to reduce the cost of operating the ship. One of the reasons is that the electric motor operates very efficiently. Furthermore, water is a material that can be recycled right on board. The volume of spacecraft flying to Mars will decrease as it does not have to carry a large amount of fuel. If all these factors are combined, experts calculate that, if flying to Mars, the cost of operating the spaceship will be only 1/30 (maybe even lower) than the cost. for a traditional spacecraft.

The flight to Mars with water spacecraft also offers many other benefits. Since the ship only carries water, during the flight (lasting about a year and a half), astronauts can bathe, plant food and vegetables - things considered "luxury" in space flights The current.