2007-10-27 02:43:18 · 8 answers · asked by Lindsey G 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The actual trip can be as short as 6 months with current chemical rockets. As stated it would depend on relative position. That could be shortened, but would be expensive. A nuclear rocket could make it as little as 3 months. Nuclear rocket does not burn fuel like a chemical one. A small reactor is used to heat a liquid, probably hydrogen or nitrogen to propel the rocket.
Simulating gravity for the trip would not be difficult and has been addressed at least 50 yr. ago by spinning the habitation module of the ship.
2007-10-27 03:41:01 · answer #1 · answered by Charles C 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The actual trip takes about 9 months. Once there, you'd either need to leave within about 3-4 weeks, or wait about 18 months until the Earth and Mars were in the right positions again.
Reading old science fiction, people talked about taking weekend trips to Mars ... now it's the 21st century and we got no flying cars, no clean atomic energy, no robot butlers ... man, the future ain't what it used to be.
2007-10-27 03:17:38 · answer #2 · answered by jackalanhyde 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
make it 20-50 years to build the launcher & space vehicule.
add a couple of years to make the actual trip (between 6 months and 3 years, depending on the relative positions of earth & mars)
Well, that's if you care about staying alive during the trip. If you don't care if you die or not, you could use a standard cruise missile to send your body to mars, but it would still take a few years. (and you'd be dead)
2007-10-27 02:49:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
There seems to be a problem with people experiencing weightlessness for a long period of time. Until science and technology invents a way to make something that mimics gravity on long space flights, I don't foresee it happening for 50 years or so. But when that happens, it will open up our entire solar system for exploration and habitation. I envy my great, great grandkids.
2007-10-27 02:57:00 · answer #4 · answered by Lionheart ® 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think its 6 months with current tech. But it has to be in a certain position. They are actually working on it right now a manned trip to mars i think by 2020.
2007-10-27 02:47:31 · answer #5 · answered by phillip 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
9-10 months. 18 months for the round trip.
2007-10-27 02:49:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well if you get it when they are as close as they can be then it will take 6 mouths to get there.
2007-10-27 11:27:48 · answer #7 · answered by Mr. Smith 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i take probably a few months
2007-10-27 03:45:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋