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 amount of time it would take to reach Mars is 162 days, but the reality is different because the craft cannot pass through the sun. Accurate times require knowledge of fuel requirements and complex gravitational equations.