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Russia is building engines for interstellar travel while nearly two-thirds of rural households still have no indoor plumbing — and that gap says something important about how space programs actually g... In February 2026, Rosatom announced a prototype plasma rocket engine that its scientists claim could reduce the travel time to Mars from eight months to thirty days. The engine, built at a dedicated f... https://spacedaily.com/n-russia-is-building-engines-for-interstellar-travel-while-nearly-two-thirds-of-rural-households-still-have-no-indoor-plumbing-and-that-gap-says-something-important-about-how-space-programs/