How many months does it take to fly to Mars?
Science medium Data from 2024
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The answer
7 months
A typical Mars transfer takes about seven months, and the launch window only opens every 26 months when the planets line up. A crew would then wait over a year on the surface for the return window.
Where this number comes from
| Source | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2024 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | months |
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