Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 39 minutes ago

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Back in the 1950's Ernst came up with several designs for how to get to the Red planet. This is one of the most intriguing ones. A nuclear powered ion drive ship capped by a huge disk-shaped radiator.

Animation and models by Owen Richards

Atomic Rockets page featuring the Umbrella Ship: projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/realdesigns3.php#id--Mars_Umbrella_Ship

Music by Audionautix: "Sunrise on Mars" Creative Commons Attribution 4.0