The Sagan is based on the Space Shuttle - it has two boosters to help launch it and a large external tank that feeds its 3 onboard engines.
Once these are all jettisoned, they only have orbital manouevering thrusters, which might possibly be able to allow the craft to land, but are nowhere near powerful enough to launch the vehicle from the surface of Mars, even with its lower gravity.
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05/03/2025 alle ore 06:58