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The Slingshot to Mars
The gravitational pull that will launch us to the red planet
By Ben Pont
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Second, the rocket will use the moon’s gravitational pull to circle around the Moon to build up momentum before launching away towards Mars.
This is not NASA’s only plan to get to the red planet. NASA’s other plan uses Venus instead of the moon.
Information by NASA and Space.
After the launch, it will take the rocket approximatley seven months to reach Mars. In that time, the rocket will travel around 300 million miles.
The total trip to Mars and back will take around 21 months, 14 of which will be on the trip there and back.
First, the rocket would launch off from Cape Canaevaral, Florida.
