Originally posted by: DrPizza
Originally posted by: KraziKid
Originally posted by: Excelsior
Originally posted by: Ionizer86
No, it'd take like 16 months (IIRC) to get there, and by that time my skeleton would be so frail from (lack of) gravity.
Exercise much?
Also, the chance of a ship going to Mars without artificial gravity while carrying Human's is slim. The transition from zero G to about one third G on Mars would be too much for a body that's been in space for that long, even with exercise. Also, a human trip would most likely be a direct route, so it would only be 6-7 months.
Nonsense... we've had plenty of scientist/astronauts in space for months at a time. What's the record for cosmonauts? 438 days.
http://www.airspacemag.com/asm/mag/supp/jj96/supp1.html
They're doing plenty of research on the types of exercise that should be done to minimize the calcium loss and maintain muscle strength.
Also, the plural of human is humans, no apostrophe. But, you are correct about the duration of the trip... most likely it would be a direct route rather than a slingshot around venus and earth. The indirect route is cheapest and would probably be used for supplies, etc.
Just think about it... for 7 months (and presumably longer once you reach the Mars surface), your wastes (urine, feces) would be reprocessed to give you fresh drinking water again.