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Originally Posted by marvin
I think with the Atlas V still in production and a revived NERVA we might be able to get to Mars in less than 5 years.
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Meant to say Saturn V here.
Boeing was working of Saturn V derived heavy lift rockets for a Mars mission well into the early 1970s. If Mars was suddenly habitable with a known multi-national presesence than these plans could be continued. Getting to Mars by 1980 might be possible.