2007-01-01 13:57:18 · 4 answers · asked by jasonn5050 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The Apollo Missions 1969-72 took 3-4 days to make the journey (one way),
Apollo 11 was launched by a Saturn V from the Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969 at 13:32 UTC. The lunar module landed: at 20:17 UTC on July 20 1969.
The New Horizons probe heading for Pluto via a Jupiter flyby gravitational assist launched in January 2006 crossed the moon's orbit in under ten hours.
The New Horizons probe and its Atlas V launcher lifted off from Pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, directly south of Space Shuttle Launch Complex 39, at 2:00 p.m. EST (1900 UTC) on January 19, 2006. The Centaur second stage reignited at 2:30 p.m. EST (1930 UTC), successfully sending the probe out of Earth orbit. New Horizons passed Lunar orbit before midnight EST on the same day.
Eighty hours in 1969, Ten hours in 2006.
2007-01-01 14:27:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
If you are ET and riding your bicycle, it will take a long time.
A powerful laser was once pointed at the Moon and the light was observed at the target from Earth.
Since the speed of light = 299 792 458 m / s and the distance to the Moon is on average about 384,400 kilometers (km), or 384,400,000 m., I figure that out and back would take about 2.6 seconds.
Other methods of transportation would take other times. It depends on how much you are willing to pay.
2007-01-01 14:34:22 · answer #2 · answered by SeryyVolk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This distance to the Moon is 384,400 kilimeters, or 240,250 miles. So depending on your speed, d = r * t, or
time = distance/rate
For example say your are traveling 1000 mph
time = 240,250/1000 = 240.250 hours just over 10 days
2007-01-01 14:05:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how fast you are going.
2007-01-01 13:59:00 · answer #4 · answered by enginerd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋