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I don't think the concern is about gravitational conditions once you're on Mars, but the long trip to and from Mars (18 months each way, best case with current
by craftyguy 9y ago
I don't think the concern is about gravitational conditions once you're on Mars, but the long trip to and from Mars (18 months each way, best case with current technology).
Edit: I was wrongly thinking 18mo each way when it's closer to 18mo-ish round trip. Sorry internet armchair soldiers.
- theothermkn 9y agoIt is most emphatically not 18 months each way. 8.5 months or so on a Hohmann transfer, the longest low-energy direct transfer.
- craftyguy 9y agoYes, you are right. I goofed up.
- product50 9y agoWhere are you reading this? It is seven months each way as per the following: https://www.mars-one.com/faq/mission-to-mars/how-long-does-it-take-to-travel-to-mars https://www.mars-one.com/faq/mission-to-mars/how-long-does-i...
- craftyguy 9y agoYes, you are right. I goofed up.
- haeffin 9y ago> Curiosity was launched from Cape Canaveral on November 26, 2011, at 15:02 UTC aboard the MSL spacecraft and landed on Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater on Mars on August 6, 2012, 05:17 UTC. You sure it's not 18 months total?
- craftyguy 9y agoYes, you are right. I goofed up.