Volta, Alessandro Alessandro Volta with his electric pile, or wet battery, in an illustration by Louis Figuier, 1870. Â© Photos.com/Thinkstock; In 1801 in Paris Volta gave a demonstration of his batteryâs generation of electric current before Napoleon, who made Volta a count and a senator of the kingdom of Lombardy.
Journey time to Mars, which is approximately 40 million miles away depending on its position in orbit, would be around 200 days. âGoing to Mars would make me feel like I am a true Star Trek officer,â said one applicant, Michael Archavian.
The average distance to Mars is about three times the minimum and would take three times as long. Getting there is only part of the problem, braking and landing will also take a long time! The last NASA flight took 7 months for the trip and 6 months to get into orbit. Read some Edgar Rice Burroughs.