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The planet Mars is one of the brightest objects in the night sky, easily visible with the unaided

eye as a bright red star. Every two years or so, Mars and Earth reach their closest point, called opposition, when Mars can be as close as 55,000,000 km from Earth. And every two years, space agencies take advantage of this orbital alignment to send spacecraft to the Red Planet. How long does it take to get to Mars? The total journey time from Earth to Mars takes between 150-300 days depending on the speed of the launch, the alignment of Earth and Mars, and the length of the journey the spacecraft takes to reach its target. It really just depends on how much fuel youre willing to burn to get there. More fuel, shorter travel time. The History of Going to Mars The first spacecraft ever to make the journey from Earth to Mars was NASAs Mariner 4, which launched on November 28, 1964 and arrived at Mars July 14, 1965, successfully taking a series of 21 photographs. Mariner 4s total flight time was 228 days. The next successful mission to Mars was Mariner 6, which blasted off on February 25, 1969 and reached the planet on July 31, 1969; a flight time of only 156 days. The successful Mariner 7 only required 131 days to make the journey.

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