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Post by nekurors on Jun 12, 2016 15:21:21 GMT -6
So there was a new interview with Elon Musk a few days ago and he revealed a basic roadmap to their ultimate goal to colonize Mars, for anyone interested in space exploration already knows SpaceX is the most sucessful private company out there and it was created for the ultimate goal to help humanity to become a multiplanetary species, at first glance it looks like just a dream one could say, but so far they are super successful sending sattelites to Earth's orbit, sending cargo to ISS under a billionaire contract with NASA and will test their new rocket late this year that will be the most powerful rocket in the world until the NASA's SLS is ready.
Musk said he plans to send missions to Mars every launch window (every 26 months) starting in 2018 using the new Falcon Heavy rocket (first flight this year), so he will create a "cargo route" to Mars that will be reliable every 26 months so people could send experiments to Mars. That means SpaceX will start sending regular missions to Mars in 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2027, so on.
About the first manned mission he said he hope to test the rocket capable of that feat on 2022 (the rocket design will be revealed september this year), so it is possible to launch the first humans to Mars soon as late 2024, getting there on 2025, of course only if everything goes as planned. I guess we can expect delays, the point is independent of delays Musk funded SpaceX for the ultimate purpose of colonize Mars and they are maintaining the goal so far, they are pretty serious about it and they will do it, the question is when.
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Post by thrashinuva on Jun 12, 2016 18:34:59 GMT -6
Neglecting space exploration would be a mistake humanity wouldn't see in our own lifetimes. Definitely something we should be focused on as a species, and as Earthlings.
I'm guessing this is a private company, which sounds like it has the most promise we've had in advancement in quite a while. I still think it'd be easier to set up on the moon, make domes and such, but Mars should definitely be an effort.
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Post by Cernex on Jun 17, 2016 5:26:57 GMT -6
Well, all things considered, 2018 is going to be quite the exciting year for space exploration. Can't wait.
I agree with thrashinuva, however. Should be much easier to set up on the moon FIRST, then mars, not the other way around.
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Post by nekurors on Jun 17, 2016 21:17:20 GMT -6
Well, all things considered, 2018 is going to be quite the exciting year for space exploration. Can't wait. I agree with thrashinuva, however. Should be much easier to set up on the moon FIRST, then mars, not the other way around. You are right, the Moon is far easier, less risky and could help us to develop and test all the habitats and stuff needed for Mars. But we are talking about SpaceX, they focusing on Mars planning far in the future, Mars is the only body on the solar system that can be habitable to humans without the need of being enclosed in a habitat if we terraform it properly, a process that could take centuries to millenia to complete, but in the end could give us a true habitable planet, and that is what THEY want for the far future. The Moon cannot be terraformed to become habitable as the Earth for several reasons, one of the most important maybe is the night/day cycle, several days of darkness followed of several days of sunshine. Even so since terraforming takes that much time the Moon could serve as a testground for Mars, however this could delay in several decades any journey to Mars and SpaceX don't want to wait that long, it is just a matter of focus. Of course if you ask me i would agree to go to the Moon first and test everything out to make sure it is safe and works as intended, but it is not upon to me and SpaceX very likely won't change their minds. They are just taking the risks, i am sure many people think we are skipping a step and that is true, but somehow watching the success on their flights makes me think maybe they are ready for it. However i sure am very interested on the Moon, but that's not SpaceX priorities, i believe we will do both the Moon and Mars at the same time, ESA, Russia, Japan and China do have plans to build bases on the Moon. |
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