How close is the US going to Mars? As it currently stands, NASA plans to put humans on Mars somewhere between the late 2030s and early 2040s. The agency laid out a rough outline for its first human mission to Mars in 2022.
However, the task is easier said than done. The closest planet to Earth, Mars is still a mind-boggling distance away at 197.73 million miles. The distance is roughly 828 times farther than the moon from Earth. However, the different orbits of the planets mean that the distance fluctuates.As it currently stands, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration plans to put humans on Mars somewhere between the late 2030s and early 2040s.
NASA estimates that the full round-trip journey will take around 500 days, and involve four crew members.SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter that he expects the company to land humans on Mars within the next decade. I must admit to being congenitally optimistic , but I think 5 years is possible and 10 years is highly likelyThe estimate has gone on the billionaire's Twitter musings, with SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell telling CNBC's Shepard Smith that she thinks the company will land humans on Mars"in this decade, yes. People on the moon, sooner."
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