The Technology Express Magazine | Edition: August 2022

SPACE TECHNOLOGY
How long will a
two-way trip to
Mars take?
How long will a two-way trip to
Mars take?
If you’re one of those people
who has always wanted to travel to
Mars, now is the time to make your
dream a reality. Although the trip
might seem daunting at first, there
are a few things you can do to make
the journey a little bit easier. We will
be discussing the current state of
space exploration and whether or not
SpaceX is currently the most capable
space company when it comes to
reaching Mars. So, stay tuned!
Traveling On One of The Fastest
Spacecraft Towards Mars
NASA’s New Horizons, one of
the fastest spacecraft ever created,
traveled at a speed of roughly 36,000
mph (58,000 kph). You would reach
Mars in 162 days and 3,888 hours if
you could use such a spacecraft and
travel in the direction of the planet. In
289 days and 6,944 hours, you could
get to the Red Planet from here. Yet
things improve even more since,
in just 39 days (942 hours), such a
spacecraft would reach Mars at its
closest approach to Earth.
How Long Did It Take Other
Spacecraft to Reach Mars?
When it comes to space
exploration, shorter trips are
necessary if we want humans
to explore other planets in our
galaxy. For example, using current
technology, a two-way trip to Mars
would take over a year and a half.
This is due to the many challenges
that space travel still poses, such
as rocket failure. Nevertheless,
recent missions to Mars have shown
us much about the planet and its
environment. So, space travel
remains an exploration frontier, with
many more discoveries yet to be
made!
How Long Will It Take SpaceX to
Get to Mars?
The journey to Mars is sure to be
tough. But with the help of innovative
ideas from SpaceX founder, Elon
Musk, the company is confident
they can make it happen on time.
According to Musk, the trip will take
around 128 to 333 days and requires
a lot of technology and engineering.
However, with his help, the company
plans to send people to Mars in
2024. If everything goes according
to plan, anyone could one day be
able to visit our neighboring planet!
SpaceX is one of the most promising
space companies out there, and its
efforts to get people to Mars are
commendable. Keep an eye out for
their progress as it’s sure to be
inspiring!
It takes between 128 and 333
days to travel from Earth to Mars.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that his
Interplanetary Transport System
(ITS) would get to Mars in just 80
days, so the company already has
some ideas for the Red Planet. While
SpaceX thinks the trip to Mars might
be completed in less than a month,
NASA isn’t backing down from it.
Using photon-based propulsion
technology rather than fuel to
propel a spacecraft, according to
the American corporation, they may
outperform SpaceX’s time.
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