I heard another moon landing should take place before 2020, what about Mars?
2007-06-07 06:50:15 · 5 answers · asked by sarahjane1973 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Right now there is no timeline and no funding for a Mars program.
There is a timeline for a return to the moon--but so far that project hasn't been funded either. Assuming funding is forthcoming in the near future, the current NASA timeline calls for a manned missionn by 2020. The Chinese timeline is for a lunar mission in 2024.
2007-06-07 07:13:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no time line for a Mars landing yet, it is more a goal setting for political reasons, with even less incentive than Kennedy's "put the man on the Moon within a decade"
It is even debatable if this is feasible, since it takes around 1 year for a ship to reach Mars. Add another year to get back, and you'll get the scale of the difficulties (food, water, oxygen, and fuel to get everything there and back).
2007-06-07 13:55:07 · answer #2 · answered by Daniel B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have yet to land on the moon. Actually, we cannot travel in space, the radiation will kill us. So, Mars is totally out.
Mind you, Hollywood has advanced a heck of a lot. I guess we can make a more believeable movie about a landing on Mars than was made in the 60's.
2007-06-07 13:56:10 · answer #3 · answered by Qi 3 · 1⤊ 4⤋
It could happen before 2050, if we have the political "will" to do it.
Also... it only takes about 6 months to get there when the planets are oriented properly, based on current rocket technology.
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2007-06-07 14:03:26 · answer #4 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
always tomorrow plus an other day
2007-06-07 13:56:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋