Can you drive a car in space?

The only way is up, but you're going to need more than an energy drink if you're going to drive a car on this epic journey into space. Astronomer Fred Hoyle was the first to point out that if you could drive a car upwards at 95km/h (60mph), it would only take about an hour to get into space.

1. Can you drive a car on the moon?
2. Can a gas engine run on the moon?
3. How long would it take to get to space driving?
4. How long would it take to get to the moon at 100 mph?
5. How long would it take to get to Mars in a car?
6. Would a steam engine work in space?
7. Can you ride a bike on the moon?
8. How fast could you drive on the moon?
9. How long is 1 hour in space?
10. How far straight up is space?
11. Can you drive out of Earth?
12. How long is the flight to Mars?
13. How long would it take to get to Pluto?
14. How long is a Lightyear in years?
15. Do we age faster in space?
16. How long would it take humans to travel from Earth to Mars?

Can you drive a car on the moon?

Because gravity on the moon is one sixth that of Earth, your engine wouldn't have to work as hard to propel your car, so you'd score six times as many miles per charge as you would here. And there's never any traffic.

Can a gas engine run on the moon?

No, it would not run. Internal combustion engines require oxygen to operate, and there is no atmosphere on the moon.

How long would it take to get to space driving?

The Kármán line, which is commonly represented as the boundary between Earth's atmosphere and outer space, is at an altitude roughly 62 miles above sea level. This means if you could drive straight up going 60mph you would arrive in outer space in just over an hour's time.

How long would it take to get to the moon at 100 mph?

If you travel at typical highway speed, let's say 60 mph, you could get to the moon in under 6 months. Of course, you're the only one on this highway, so maybe you want to increase your speed a bit and have some fun at 100 mph. At that speed, you could get there in just over 3 months.

How long would it take to get to Mars in a car?

If you could walk from Earth to Mars at a brisk rate (about five miles per hour) it would take about 4,000 years to reach the Red Planet. If you drove a car 70 mph, it would take 228 years.

Would a steam engine work in space?

A steam locomotive obviously can't be used, since in space we have no external support, so we need a jet engine.

Can you ride a bike on the moon?

No, it would not run. Internal combustion engines require oxygen to operate, and there is no atmosphere on the moon. However, with the right equipment, there's no reason you couldn't ride a bike or drive a car on the moon, if it was designed for it.

How fast could you drive on the moon?

It could carry a maximum payload of 1,080 pounds (490 kg), including two astronauts, equipment, and lunar samples, and was designed for a top speed of 8 miles per hour (13 km/h), although it achieved a top speed of 11.2 miles per hour (18.0 km/h) on its last mission, Apollo 17.

How long is 1 hour in space?

The story is that 1 hour on that particular planet is equivalent to 7 years in space. Time dilation is real, but it's completely unrealistic that it would have an effect anywhere near that in any realistic scenario. In practice, it's a tiny fraction of a second, not many years.

How far straight up is space?

In the 1900s, Hungarian physicist Theodore von Kármán determined the boundary to be around 50 miles up, or roughly 80 kilometers above sea level. Today, though, the Kármán line is set at what NOAA calls “an imaginary boundary” that's 62 miles up, or roughly a hundred kilometers above sea level.

Can you drive out of Earth?

The circumference, or distance around the Earth, is approximately 40,075 km, but that depends on where you measure it; around the equator, or from pole to pole. So, to travel overland from one location to its antipode, you'd need to travel 20,037 km.

How long is the flight to Mars?

The trip to Mars will take about seven months and about 300 million miles (480 million kilometers). During that journey, engineers have several opportunities to adjust the spacecraft's flight path, to make sure its speed and direction are best for arrival at Jezero Crater on Mars.

How long would it take to get to Pluto?

So how long does it take to get to Pluto? Roughly 9-12 years. You could probably get there faster, but then you'd get less science done, and it probably wouldn't be worth the rush.

How long is a Lightyear in years?

One light year is equal to the distance that light travels in one year (it is about ten trillion kilometers, or six trillion miles). One light years is equal to approx 6.5x10^5 earht s years.

Do we age faster in space?

Flying through outer space has dramatic effects on the body, and people in space experience aging at a faster rate than people on Earth. ... These studies showed that space alters gene function, function of the cell's powerhouse (mitochondria), and the chemical balance in cells.

How long would it take humans to travel from Earth to Mars?

How long does it take to get to Mars? The total journey time from Earth to Mars takes between 150-300 days depending on the speed of the launch, the alignment of Earth and Mars, and the length of the journey the spacecraft takes to reach its target.