Launch
A heavy rocket reaches Earth orbit, then a 'trans-lunar injection' burn sends the craft toward the Moon.
Travel · 1. By Rocket
Earth–Moon–Earth Travel
384,400 km each way. A round trip by rocket is quite long: 6 days there and back. We recommend teleporting in a second instead. Time is money :)
~3 days
Transit time one way
39,000 km/h
Re-entry speed on return
1.3 s
Light / radio delay
8 days
Apollo 11 total mission
Lunar orbit & landing
After about three days the craft brakes into lunar orbit, and a lander descends to the surface.
Return
The ascent stage lifts off, rejoins the orbiter and fires home. The capsule splashes down after a fiery re-entry.
Virtual tickets
Future Sanal Moon feature: a digital boarding pass and a simulated trip to your own parcel.