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Image description: A rocket launches from Earth towards the Moon.
The time to get from Earth to the Moon depends on the trajectory and propulsion system of the spacecraft.
Apollo missions took about three days to reach the Moon.
The quickest trip was NASA’s New Horizons mission – it flew past the Moon in just 8 hours and 35 minutes on its way to Pluto.
The European Space Agency’s first mission to the Moon, SMART-1, was the second spacecraft to use ion thrust technology. It took one year to reach the Moon using solar-electric propulsion.
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