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.
ALSO READ: 1 lakh people apply for a one-way trip to Mars, mission to cost $ 6 bn Here are 10 things you should know before you decide to travel to Mars. 1) Where is Mars? Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second smallest planet in the Solar System. Mars orbits the sun at an average distance of 141 million miles, taking 686.93 Earth days or 1.8807 Earth years to complete a revolution.