Saturday, November 2, 2024

Is this feasible?

 

When I read this, the first thing I thought was:  where are all the resources (raw materials, fuel, people to control the ships) coming from?

The second thing I thought was -- what happens when they get there? Are they just going to crash them into the surface?  If so, that seems both wasteful and arrogant.

Elon Musk, despite all of his flaws and misconceptions and biases (which are substantial) and misguidedness, dreams big. And at times, those dreams have become a useful reality (SpaceX, Tesla). But he also misses the mark a lot (X, formerly Twitter; support for Donald Trump). 

So we'll see if this happens in any form.

SpaceX to launch five uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years, says Musk

"If the uncrewed mission lands successfully [just one of them?], crewed missions could happen in four years, Musk said. However, if any challenges arise, then the crewed mission will be postponed by another two years, he added."

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"However, Musk said SpaceX will increase the number of spaceships traveling to Mars exponentially with every transit opportunity, adding that eventually there will be thousands of Starships going to Mars."

That's a lot of resources.

That's the idea, anyway

T

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