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getting off earth (preferable the moon) is a challenge all on it's own, then the propultion method can be debated all you like, but the main thing here, is getting to the destination within a reasonable time period. new here, so not sure if this has been posted before, if it has sorry for the repitition.

any ideas on the speed necessary, that won't kill humans, and the time it would take to get there. i believe that if we accellerate at a constant force of 1g (earth grav.) the human body can take that force (as we do everyday) and gain sufficient speed to reach Mars within a relatively short time. (excuse if this sounds a bit off, not quite sure on the tech. way of saying this, if you need clarification, ill do my best)