• Question: how long would it take to get to mars

    Asked by Holly K to David on 18 Nov 2014.
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      David Wilson answered on 18 Nov 2014:


      Depends what engines you used. With today’s rockets, about 2/3rds of a year to a year. If you were to use more powerful engines, such as the nuclear rockets that NASA were developing in the 60s, you could cut that down to a few months.

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