That's the rumor these days...!!!
2007-05-10 07:05:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
No gas was cheap then and it was a coast to the moon anyways.
2007-05-10 07:10:13 · answer #1 · answered by Gene 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well rocket fuel is pretty simple, it's just hydrogen gas, and oxygen gas. Not the Carbon-Hydrogen chemicals we use in our gas tanks.
As far as getting to the moon, or mars, or jupiter, or even pluto is just break earth's gravity and coast all the way there. So, theoretically you could use the same amount of gas to get the same space vehicle to the moon or mars, it would just take you a lot longer to get to mars.
Now getting back is the issue, as the moon's gravity is only 1/6th that of earth it would require a lot less fuel to get there, not to mention that the gravity of earth would help pull the spacecraft back, though not much but every little bit helps.
Mars on the other hand would require a lot more fuel to break away from the red planet and get the spacecraft home. Not to mention the water, air, food, and everything else the astronaughts would need to survive.
2007-05-10 15:07:37 · answer #2 · answered by Derek S 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. The moon is only 1/6 the size of Earth, so it met us 1/6 of the way.
2007-05-10 14:40:34 · answer #3 · answered by morningfoxnorth 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I sure hope you don't.
2007-05-10 14:14:56 · answer #4 · answered by eminem197796 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋