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> reducing Earth-Mars travel time to just three months Does anyone know what it was reduced from?
by hateful 6y ago
> reducing Earth-Mars travel time to just three months
Does anyone know what it was reduced from?
- jiofih 6y agoSpaceX projects six months to get to Mars[1]. I think it’s always between 4-9 months with current tech due to orbital physics. [1] https://www.spacex.com/human-spaceflight/mars/ https://www.spacex.com/human-spaceflight/mars/
- valuearb 6y agoStarship can get to Mars in 3-4 months. It depends mainly upon how much payload you carry. Elon has discussed crewed Starships making the trip in 3-4 months to minimize radiation exposure, and cargo Starships maximizing payload mass and taking the 9 month Hohmann low energy orbit.
- BurningFrog 6y agoDepends on when you leave. Orbital conditions are optimal every 26 months, when it's a 260 day trip (~8.6 months). More detail: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-07-19/What-is-a-Mars-launch-window--SfBlk8sYlq/index.html https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-07-19/What-is-a-Mars-launch-...