Trivia: What’s the shortest amount of time it takes to get from Earth to Mars?
Two weeks
Two months
Nine months
Three years
Correct Answer: Nine months
So why is this answer correct? : The shortest trip to Mars takes about nine months (or 260 days), though that will decrease as space technology improves. Mars missions typically launch in the short window when Earth is closest to Mars, which occurs every 1.6 years. So when the European Space Agency’s Rosalind Franklin Mars rover missed its 2020 window, it was rescheduled for 2022 (and has since been rescheduled for 2028).