Comment by bryanlarsen 8 months ago Nope. Because of aero braking, Mars takes less delta v to get to and land on than the moon does. 2 comments bryanlarsen Reply amanaplanacanal 8 months ago Now I'm wondering why the Apollo program went to the moon if doing Mars is so much cheaper. bryanlarsen 8 months ago Going is cheaper. Coming back is more expensive. And of course the 3-6 month travel time is a challenge.
amanaplanacanal 8 months ago Now I'm wondering why the Apollo program went to the moon if doing Mars is so much cheaper. bryanlarsen 8 months ago Going is cheaper. Coming back is more expensive. And of course the 3-6 month travel time is a challenge.
bryanlarsen 8 months ago Going is cheaper. Coming back is more expensive. And of course the 3-6 month travel time is a challenge.
Now I'm wondering why the Apollo program went to the moon if doing Mars is so much cheaper.
Going is cheaper. Coming back is more expensive. And of course the 3-6 month travel time is a challenge.