ive been arguing with my family, and im pretty sure that MY answer is correct...
isnt it true that it takes 10-20 years to get to pluto????
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2006-12-20 12:21:00 · 8 answers · asked by Jordan S 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
is it true that by a shuttle, it takes about 20 years toget to pluto?
2006-12-20 12:30:39 · update #1
It takes a long long time.
But you will never get there in the Shuttle. The shuttle only goes between Earth and the Space Station and back, not to distant planets.
A small satellite might take 10 - 20 years to get there.
A big space ship couldn't make the trip right now due to lack of sufficient expendables for 20 years one way/20 years return. the thing would look like an aircraft carrier to haul that much stuff.
2006-12-21 12:10:05 · answer #1 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it takes 248 yrs for pluto to orbit the sun!
it also has an eliptical orbit so if its close to the sun it will take approx 10- 25 yrs with out gravity etc to help it would take 45yrs! when its furthest away it could take much longer!!!
no one knows exactly how long it will take as a craft has never gotten close enough not even to take a good picture!
it takes light four hours to travel from pluto to earth.
2006-12-20 20:35:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
10 to 20. That's a huge gap. It depends on the speed at which you are traveling. In and of itself, the question as stated makes no sense.
2006-12-20 20:27:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the speed you are traveling at. If you are traveling at the spped of light it takes ~ 5 minutes. Walking it would take much longer.
2006-12-20 20:29:47 · answer #4 · answered by Robert L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you go by bus it'll take that long. But when I go there I take a non stop train so the trip is much shorter.
2006-12-20 20:26:51 · answer #5 · answered by RUDOLPH M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
looks like the probe we sent will take 10 yrs
2006-12-20 20:30:32 · answer #6 · answered by Fool 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-12-20 20:27:54 · answer #7 · answered by sportsfreak 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AFTER ALL MY CALCULATIONS 576 yrs
2006-12-20 20:46:01 · answer #8 · answered by pinkeyepurple 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋