• Question: how long will it take to get to mars from earth?

    Asked by to Edward, Ian, Mathew, Naomi, sakshisharda on 19 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
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      Naomi Osborne answered on 19 Jun 2014:

      This depends – are you planning on walking? 😉

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      Ian Stephenson answered on 19 Jun 2014:

      It depends on when you go, and what route you take.

      At least a few years. The distance changes as the two planets orbit the sun, so sometimes they’re quite close. However you can take a slightly longer route by slingshoting around the moon, and even Venus (NASA had plans to do this in the 70’s by developing the Apollo program, but they never got the money to do it), which gets you there with less energy.

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