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.
Now that we know the distance between the Earth and Mars, and that the Mars missions need to launch when Marsâ and Earthâs orbit are close, the biggest question is how long it will take. Historically the time lengths have differed when we have launched different probes and rovers to Mars, but scientists have estimated that it will take about 7 months to get to Mars.