Apparently Mars and Earth only pass close together every two years, so space junkies always assumed a crew would have to travel one way, wait a year, then fly back the next time the planets were close together--raising the same kind of fear you have when your in-laws visit for Christmas and they might have to stay a year before returning home.
55 million km in 39 days--now that's one long road trip. I'm not sure it would work for our family. These days before we leave the garage, the older one is always asking, "are we there yet...are we there yet?". And when the little one starts screaming in the car, the older one starts in. Soon the back seat is a symphony of shrill shrieks.
Where would you stop for snacks along the way? Are there rest stops? "Hey honey, can you pull over, so I can use the toilet? Imagine the kind of musical play list you would have to put together.
"Haven't we heard this song before?"
"Well, not since day 17!"
It goes something like this:
Uniqua, Pablo and Austin:
We're going to Mars We're going to Mars A mission is what we've got
Pablo:
We're gonna say 'roger' a lot
Uniqua, Pablo and Austin:
We're going to Mars We're going to Mars We don't know what lies ahead
Pablo:
But we do know the planet's red
Uniqua, Pablo and Austin:
We're going to Mars
Austin:
What will we find when we get there
Pablo:
Probably some dude that is red there
Who knows, maybe we'll see you out there one day on the Milky Way travelling to Mars.
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In 1492 it took Columbus approximately five weeks to sail from the Canaries to the Bahamas. Presumably he didn't have his kids in the back seat, however.
- Geoff G.
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