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Elon Musk talks barefoot about traveling to Mars: "A lot of people are likely to die"

2021-04-29T21:26:38.256Z


Elon Musk would like to make humanity “multiplanetar” - and colonize Mars, for example. But there could be difficulties with the initial trips there.


Elon Musk would like to make humanity “multiplanetar” - and colonize Mars, for example.

But there could be difficulties with the initial trips there.

Palo Alto - It is widely known that Elon Musk discovered Mars * for himself and decided to colonize it. He wants the first people to travel to the Red Planet by 2026. In a recent interview, he described how the first trips there are in his mind: “It's dangerous, it's inconvenient and it's a long journey. You may not come back alive, but it is a wonderful adventure and it will be an incredible experience, ”he said in an interview with aeronautical engineer Peter Diamandis.

And Elon Musk * added: "Yes, honestly, a bunch of people will probably die in the beginning" - encouraging prospects.

After all, the SpaceX founder denied his own rhetorical question whether Mars was a salvation only for rich people.

But whether this will actually happen in a few years remains to be seen.

Technical difficulties could lead to delays, as the British "Daily Mail" reports.

For example, the “Starship” rocket is still being worked on, which should be reusable.

An idea that Elon Musk was laughed at at the beginning *.

SpaceX and Mars: reusable spaceships planned

But only recently, a team of astronauts flew for the first time with a used space capsule to the International Space Station ISS *. The four astronauts on board the “Crew-Dragon” * space capsule “Endeavor” from SpaceX docked at the ISS on April 24, 2021. It will be a bit narrower there for the time being - there are now eleven astronauts in total. In addition to the crew of the "Crew 2" that has just arrived, the crew of "Crew 1" is already on the ISS, which flew into space on the last SpaceX mission in November. The "Crew 1" is scheduled to fly back to Earth on April 28, 2021.

It is SpaceX's third manned mission to the ISS;

A previously used “Crew Dragon” capsule was used.

The company's first mission last May from high-tech pioneer Elon Musk ended a nine-year period in which the US relied on Russian missiles for flights to the ISS.

Travel to Mars: Elon Musk is aiming for 2026

Recycling spaceships is one of the visions of SpaceX founder Elon Musk.

In a press conference after the start of “Endeavor” he said: “I think that we are at the beginning of a new era in space exploration.” Musk has made no secret of his desire to have mankind not only on the moon, but also on the To bring Mars.

After a series of successful test flights, according to the Daily Mail, Musk hopes to send an unmanned spacecraft to Mars and back sometime in 2024 - before a flight with a crew in 2026. Should Musk reach his destination, he would be seven years on Mars in front of NASA - according to the report, it plans to send astronauts to the Red Planet in 2033. (ial with AFP)

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Source: merkur

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