Why Six Months To Get To Mars

Alysa
2 min readOct 7, 2023

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It’s been years since we’ve been hearing about the idea of going to Mars and living there just like on Earth. Deep down in your mind, you might wonder if it’s really possible or if it’s all just talk that Elon Musk keeps promoting everywhere.

Yeah. You’re not alone to think that.

I sometimes thought so as well. I recall Elon Musk saying that we’d be on Mars about several months ago, yet here we are, still on Earth.

Then, we both are dummies.

You know what, he’s talking about going to Mars, not to a funland where we can go whenever we want. The approximate distance from Earth to Mars is 140millions miles even with advanced spacecraft like Starship journey to Mars would take six months or more.

I heard you asking,

Does a six-month journey makes sense in this age of advancement?

No worries, even if you’re going to Mars and it would take six months, SpaceX has made efforts to ensure that you’ll have the comforts of home during the journey.

You could have your room on the spacecraft, access to a library, and even a kitchen where you can prepare and enjoy your favorite meals. And, naturally, you won’t be the initial Mars traveler unless you possess some valuable skills or contributions for the Martian mission.

Photo by Daniele Colucci on Unsplash

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Alysa

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