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April 7th, 2024
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Join SpaceX top rocketeer, Elon Musk, in his quest to make life multiplanetary…and why.
“The goal of SpaceX is to build the technologies necessary to make life multiplanetary. This is the first time in the 4-billion-year history of Earth that it’s possible to realize that goal and protect the light of consciousness,” a SpaceX posting notes.
At Starbase in Texas on Thursday, April 4, SpaceX Chief Engineer Elon Musk provided an update on the company’s plans to send humanity to Mars, the best destination to begin making life multiplanetary.
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Onward to Mars
“All of SpaceX’s current programs, including Falcon, Dragon, Starlink, and Starship are integral to developing the technologies necessary to make missions to Mars a reality,” the posting adds.
The update includes near-term priorities for Starship. “With more flight tests, significant vehicle upgrades, and missions returning astronauts to the surface of the Moon with NASA’s Artemis Program all coming soon, excitement will continue to be guaranteed with Starship,” the posting continues.
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Musk’s talk also includes the mechanics and challenges of traveling to Mars, making it a long-term, Earth-like planet, along with what is building today to enable sending around a million people and several million tonnes to the Martian surface in the years to come.
For this provocative talk by Musk, go to:
https://www.spacex.com/updates/#make-life-multiplanetary
Image credit: SpaceX/Inside Outer Space
Image credit: SpaceX/Inside Outer Space
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