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Re: How long does it take to get to Mars?

From Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address>
Newsgroups alt.astronomy, sci.physics, sci.physics.relativity, rec.arts.sf.written
Subject Re: How long does it take to get to Mars?
Date 2016-02-28 12:19 +1100
Message-ID <djf092FhgvnU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References <56D09190.4A04@ix.netcom.com>

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On 27/02/2016 4:55 AM, The Starmaker wrote:
> I'm a little confused...
>
> How long does it take to get to Mars?
>
>
> I'm not sure if it is three months or three days or three seconds...
>
> i think it starts with a three..
>

There no particular answer. A sufficiently capable technology could get 
a person to the moon in 5 hours at a constant 1g acceleration (i.e. 
comfortably). The same acceleration would get a person to Mars in a 
couple of days (when Mars is closest to the Earth).

Higher accelerations give low journey times (but in less comfort).

However, we lack the technology to maintain such accelerations over 
extended periods.

Sylvia.


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How long does it take to get to Mars? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-02-26 09:55 -0800
  Re: How long does it take to get to Mars? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-02-26 09:56 -0800
    Re: How long does it take to get to Moon/Mars? "a425couple" <a425couple@hotmail.com> - 2016-02-26 11:00 -0800
    Re: How long does it take to get to Mars? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-02-27 10:56 -0800
  Re: How long does it take to get to Mars? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-02-26 19:50 +0000
  Re: How long does it take to get to Mars? Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-02-28 12:19 +1100
    Re: How long does it take to get to Mars? Emigdio Sophronius <emigg@augustvisitors.org> - 2016-02-28 13:50 +0000
      Re: How long does it take to get to Mars? Emigdio Sophronius <emigg@augustvisitors.org> - 2016-02-28 14:00 +0000
      Re: How long does it take to get to Mars? Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-02-29 11:22 +1100
    Re: How long does it take to get to Mars? Wolffan <AKWolffan@gmail.com> - 2016-02-28 17:45 -0500
      Re: How long does it take to get to Mars? "Paul B. Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no> - 2016-02-29 21:07 +0100

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