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There are many variables to consider in this question, such as the type of rocket, the distance to Mars at the time, the time involved in Lift Off from Earth, and descent to Mars, etc.
Mars is orbiting the Sun, as is the Earth, which means distances are always changing.
On 'average,' the distance to Mars is about: 156.9 million miles
Recently (November 2011) NASA sent a rocket carrying the Curiosity Rover to Mars.
It took 254 days from liftoff to landing on Mars.
NASA calculated and waited until Mars was closer to Earth, which was significantly closer than the 'average' distance.
The distance to Mars at this time was 'only' 127 million miles (29 million miles closer).
To reach Mars in 254 days at this distance, not figuring in fine details such as liftoff and descent, the rocket carrying Curiosity had to be traveling at speeds of about 500,000 miles per day, or about 21,000 miles per hour (roughly 347 miles per minute or roughly 6 miles per second).
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The speed at which you travel in space unaided?
The speed ranges for rockets.The speed of the rocket depends on the power of the rocket. The speed may vary from 5000 kph to 40000 kph. You can only travel at 40000 kph only if the engine is at full thrust.
How fast does the speed of sound go from mars to earth?
No way! There is vacuum where no sound can travel.
Where did the first rocket go?
to mars
What is the time it takes for a signal to travel?
Communication with spacecraft is by means of radio. Signals travel at the speed of light. At that speed, signal travel one-way to or from the moon takes about 1 and 1/4 seconds. For Mars, depending on where the earth and Mars are in their orbits, radio communication one-way can take up to 22 minutes.
Whats the amount of time it takes to travel to mars from earth?
About 9 months by conventional chemical rocket propulsion.
When people can travel to Mars?
When people can make their rocket as fast as light, then they can go to the Mars.
Can you travel to Mars?
no rocket only been to the moon but probes e.g mars rover or sojouney
What speed do firework rockets travel at?
speed of rocket fire work
Do mars and earth travel at the same speed?
no
The speed at which you travel in space unaided?
The speed ranges for rockets.The speed of the rocket depends on the power of the rocket. The speed may vary from 5000 kph to 40000 kph. You can only travel at 40000 kph only if the engine is at full thrust.
What is the normal speed for a rocket - shuttle?
a rocket or shuttle will travel up to 25,000 mile per hour
How many kilometers can a rocket travel in 15 minutes?
You need its speed to answer this question.
What would you need to go to Mars?
You would need a rocket ship in order to travel to Mars. You would also need a space suit and an oxygen tank.
How fast does mars travel through space?
The orbital speed of mars averages at around 24.077 km/s.
How many days for one to travel to mars?
This would depend on the relative locations of Earth and Mars, as well as the spaceship used to travel there. In the past, the typical length of travel of the various probes sent to Mars has ranged between 150 and 300 or so days. For example, in 1976, Viking 1 took 335 days to reach Mars; and in 2012, Curiosity Lander reached Mars in 253 days. One of the latest developments in space travel technology has been the VASIMR rocket, which could potentially reduce the length of travel significantly - perhaps as little as 39 days. However, until a full-sized model of this rocket is successfully built and launched - or something else is developed that matches VASIMR's predicted speed - the time required to travel to the red planet will be in the area of 150-300 days.
Are there still people on a rocket ship heading to mars?
There is no one in a rocket ship heading to Mars.
There is a minimum speed any rocket must travel to true or flase?
Technically false; a rocket can travel at some slow speed if the designers want it to. But they won't want it to. Making a rocket travel slowly is extremely wasteful of fuel, and so they are generally designed to accelerate as quickly as possible to get out of the atmosphere in the minimum time possible. If you didn't need fuel for your rocket - or if your engine didn't need reaction mass - you could take off so gently that you wouldn't even spill your coffee. Of course, if you have unlimited fuel or don't need reaction mass, you could accelerate at 1 gravity and reach the Moon in an hour. Or Mars in one day.
