Comment Comment by dalke ISS reboost is about 0.0185 m/s/s, says https://youtu.be/ZkdfkRC4DbA?t=121 .Delta-V Earth/Mars is 5,748 m/s, says http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/appmissiontable... .That's 3.5 days of boost.The ISS mass is 419,455 kg. The minimum energy needed is 1/2 m v^2 or 7E12 J.A Saturn V is about 1E11J, says http://www.ocean.washington.edu/courses/envir215/energynumbe... .So if you attach a few score Saturn Vs to ISS, you might be able to pull it off. parent dalke 10 years ago
Delta-V Earth/Mars is 5,748 m/s, says http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/appmissiontable... .
That's 3.5 days of boost.
The ISS mass is 419,455 kg. The minimum energy needed is 1/2 m v^2 or 7E12 J.
A Saturn V is about 1E11J, says http://www.ocean.washington.edu/courses/envir215/energynumbe... .
So if you attach a few score Saturn Vs to ISS, you might be able to pull it off.