Incredible plans for futuristic spaceship dubbed ‘Titan Cosmos’ that can fly astronauts to Mars TWICE as fast as Space X
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A FUTURISTIC spaceship hopes to fly astronauts to Mars in just 39 days - twice as fast as Space X. Leto Titan Cosmos, designed by Oscar Viñals, will be able to adapt to different space missions - from satellite deployment to deep space exploration and asteroid mining.
![[The Leto Titan Cosmos is a futuristic spaceship inspired by NASA's space shuttle]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/inside-futuristic-plans-nasa-inspired-954155832.png?strip=all&w=960)
Designed to be versatile, durable, and affordable, the spacecraft aims to be completely re-usable to be more sustainable and reduce costs. Viñals told The Sun: “My objective was to create a 100 per cent reusable spacecraft and booster rocket. "It was inspired by NASA's Space Shuttle and gets its name from one of the twelve Titans of the Greek mythology, the goddess Leto, who was Apollo and Artemis’ mother.
![[The spacecraft has incredible technology to be able to travel to planets like Mars]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/inside-futuristic-plans-nasa-inspired-954155894.png?strip=all&w=960)
"The name is also an indirect reference about of Apollo & Artemis’ NASA space programmes.". Viñals claims that the propulsion system of the Leto Titan Cosmos combines advanced technologies that promise to make space travel more efficient. They could potentially shorten travel times for interplanetary missions and reduce the psychological strain of long-term space journeys.
![[Leto Titan Cosmos can also land on the Moon]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/inside-futuristic-plans-nasa-inspired-954155951.png?strip=all&w=960)
The spacecraft can carry up to five astronauts and could travel to Mars joined by a mother-ship in just 39 days. According to NASA, a one-way voyage to Mars would take around nine months. A round-trip, however, would take about 21 months since you would need to wait about three months for Earth and Mars to be in a good place to make the return trip.
Elon Musk's Space X plans to fly astronauts to Mars in 80 to 100 days. Viñals spacecraft's design includes wavy shapes and strategically placed diffusers at its bottom to manage the hot space plasma created once the spaceship re-enters the atmosphere.
![[The Leto Titan Cosmos flying over the Earth]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/inside-futuristic-plans-nasa-inspired-954155898.png?strip=all&w=960)
