You cannot land your ship, but eventually you can get a system tool called hologram scout. You can send a duplicate of yourself down to the planet, but the only problem is you can't zoom out very much and you move very slow. But it's pretty much like being in creature stage again for a while.
There is a spore (PC) vehicle creator with separate creators for cars (land), baots (water) and planes (air). Once you get into the space phase you can make a spaceship.
they are achievements to improve your spaceship in the space stage
Only in space. A spaceship on land is called a landship and a spaceship in the ocean is, ironically, misnomered a seaship.
By doing missions for other races or you can get the scout ability from your home planey store.
Only when you go on an adventure or by using a hologram.
No!
there is a blue button down at the bottom left of the screen and will be flashing if the inhabitants of the planet want to talk to you.
No, sorry you can't. You only go in the water. When you do make it to land the game with that spore ends.
the question doesn't make sense NEW 8/14/2012 (PurpleMouse): I think the ask-er is trying to say, "how long did it take the spaceship to land on mars?" It took a year for a rover to land, so maybe less for a spaceship.
apolo 11
to find martians
The military guns you place on your spaceship in the editor are just for shows. You get the real weapons by unlocking them with badges.