<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Wilmejias.com]]></title><description><![CDATA[Words that Inspire, Books that Sell]]></description><link>https://www.wilmejias.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:41:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.wilmejias.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Tyranny Of The Rocket Equation: Why the Real Challenge for a Human Mission to Mars Could Be Getting Back Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[What if you travelled 140 million miles through the void only to discover it was a one-way trip? For more than half a century, the idea of sending humans to Mars has captured the imagination of engineers, scientists, and dreamers alike. Rockets grow larger. Mission plans grow more detailed. Private companies and national space agencies talk openly about planting the first human footprints on the rust-colored plains of another world. Most discussions focus on the trip outward—the launch, the...]]></description><link>https://www.wilmejias.com/post/the-tyranny-of-the-rocket-equation-why-the-real-challenge-for-a-human-mission-to-mars-could-be-gett</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b12a7722bc04bb87fb0b67</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:42:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6a8f92_0d2b773eb2424e30906fa8822866492c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_784,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>wil2631</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>