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Approaching the Unknown (2016)

Earth → Earth orbit → Mars

No date is given; Captain Stanaforth's one-way course to Mars is set for 270 days. 612.3 million km in all on the map.

EarthMars23Distances to scale.Dates unknown: the ship takes the most efficient orbit for the trip; the planets are where it meets them.Which way the map is turned is arbitrary.
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    Launch Earth · date unknown

    William Stanaforth lifts off alone on a one-way trip to settle Mars.

    Stanaforth's spacecraft

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    Leaving Earth Earth, orbit · date unknown

    After the stages separate he sets off on his 270-day course; on the way his water machine fails and he refuses to turn back.

    Stanaforth's spacecraft · 612.3 million km · 9 months

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    Mars landing Mars · date unknown

    He lands and walks on Mars: “Nothing has ever lived here.”