There are lots of papers that talk about getting to Mars in approximately 39 days using VASIMR. I understand that the required technology to do that has not quite been developed yet.Say if the technology had been developed, and was available, how are the travel time/trajectory and launch opportunities determined? Are there any papers/books that go through the procedures, or any equations of how that ballpark estimate of 39 days is calculated?
Summary: Chang-Diaz assumes a power source that cranks out 2 kilowatts electricity per kilogram. Which is called a magic power source.