Elon Musk unveiled his plans to get people to March during the International Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico, yesterday. Photo: Refugio Ruiz/AP
for a fantastic show on rymdkongressen IAC in Guadalajara the night of Wednesday, the Swedish time told Elon Musk about the grandiose plans to colonize the red planet.
"Space X Interplanetary Transportation System" is the name of the project that will take man to Mars. As early as 2022, the first craft to lift and it can get the name "Heart of Gold", inspired by the ship in the cult book "the hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy". Together with hjälpraketen it will be as long as two Boeing 747, writes The Guardian. In a futurisk video describes the Space X the whole of the craft’s journey to mars.
the Risk of dying will be high, there is no way to get away from it.
The multi-faceted entrepreneur Musk founded Space X in 2002. The company became the first commercial operator to get a contract with Nasa. Space X has so far only done a few rocket launches, but in 2018 to send up the capsule Dragon 2 to March. Then without passengers. During the presentation acknowledged Elon Musk that there are other risks when you send people up in space.
– The first trips to Mars will be very dangerous. The risk of dying will be high, there is no way to get away from it.
the Rocket that will transport the first 100 people will be powered by 42 of the Space X proprietary Raptor engines, which recently did a successful test. The journey to Mars will take up to 80 days, and according to Musk, passengers will be kept entertained during this time, among other things, weightlessness, cinemas and pizza.
When the rockets start going regularly it will, according to Space X calculations take between 40 and 100 years to completely colonize the planet. Something which, according to Elon Musk is necessary.
– There are two fundamental ways humanity faces today. One is that we stay on the earth forever, and experiencing an inevitable extinction. The alternative is that we become a spacefaring civilization, and a multiplanetär art, ” he says.
But the motives behind the project can also be economic. Jan-Erik Wahlund, professor in space physics at Uppsala university and employed by the Swedish Institute of space physics IRF, highlighting the produce as a possible target for Musk.
– You might want to expand towards the nearby asteroid belt. There are many raw materials and resources in the form of metals. March will be a natural staging point for this.
To implement rymdexpeditioner like those Elon Musk has plans involves high costs. Vetenskapsreportern Elizabeth Lopatto mean in an analysis to the entire presentation in Mexico mostly is about to get up finansiärers interest for the project.
You don’t even know for sure if there is life there or not.
the Cost to transport a man to the Mars is located in the day at the breathtaking $ 10 billion, approximately sek 86 billion. But when the Space X has started with the travel, this number can be cut down to 200 000 dollars, about 2 million, according to the company.
– if you Want to have such a cost estimate must be put in the system to get repetitive trips. And there are certainly many who want to go, ” says Jan-Erik Wahlund.
Elon Musk is not the first with långtgångna ideas that take people to the March. The Dutch entrepreneur Bas Lansdorp unveiled his project Mars One 2012. A project that means a one way trip into space, and as the ” great great interest. Over 300 000 applications to comply with.
But there are many dangers during a space mission. Among other things, the lack of hospitals, and the radiation from the sun. Jan-Erik Wahlund do not believe in Mars One or Space X plans. You should instead go more cautiously, ” he says.
– It is way too risky. There is no infrastructure or support. You would probably rather go there with a which, to set up a base and take it a bit carefully. We don’t even know for sure if there is life there or not.
Ella Carlsson Sjöberg is phd in physics and has written the book "Forward March!". She’s working with to develop the Swedish rymdbasen Esrange in Kiruna, and is positive to the Musks ideas.
” It’s really good with the new initiatives, and people who are enthusiastic. This is a hope for the future. Something to dream about and hope for.
This is not "rocket science", even if it is there.
But there are some question marks, she thinks. Partly safety, but also the plan when they come up.
– Nowadays to satellites up as quickly as possible and solve the tasks. But when it comes to people, it is necessary in the first place think about their safety and sustainable solutions. And it has nothing to say about what happens when it will arrive. How they lift again, how will they live?
She adds that oroligheten in the world, with the war in Syria, among other things, can slow down the speed on a similar project.
– This is not "rocket science", even if it is there. It is also very much about devotion. It is turbulent in the world and you have to spend a lot of time there. It would have been quieter had they been able to focus more on developing space travel.
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