Get ready for humanity's next big leap into space, of course if it's not just another marketing strategy, Elon Musk, the visionary behind SpaceX, has just revealed more details about his bold plans to colonize Mars, stating that the first spacecraft His company's StarShip will leave for the red planet in 2026, with the first crewed missions scheduled for 2028.
Yes you read correctly, Elon Musk wants to turn humanity into an interplanetary species, it is not the first time that Musk makes daring predictions, some of his promises have come true, while others have been left behind, such as the futuristic cybertruck and the enigmatic hyperloop, but when it comes to space exploration Musk's track record is impressive, not only did he revolutionize the electric car industry with Tesla, but he also transformed the aerospace sector by creating the reusable Falcon 9 rocket that made autonomous landings a routine.
Now the focus is on something much, much bigger the StarShip, that is the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, capable of transporting massive payloads and eventually humans to Mars, Musk's goal is to make spaceflight as common as Air travel is already testing the StarShip and if everything goes as planned we could see these space giants flying regularly in the near future.
On September 7, More shared and its social media platform that the first StarShip and Mars spacecraft will be launched in the next Earth Mars transfer window that occurs in 2 years, explaining that these initial spacecraft will be used to test the reliability of landings on Mars, without a crew on board, if these tests are successful the first manned missions will occur just 2 years later and this is just the beginning.
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Elon Musk imagines a flight rate growing exponentially starting in 2028, with the ambitious goal of building a self-sustaining city on Mars within 20 years. For him, the colonization of Mars is not only a scientific milestone, but a way to guarantee survival. of human consciousness, as he said this would avoid putting all the eggs in one basket, referring to the earth.
Technologically the StarShip is progressing rapidly if all goes well both stages of the rocket will return to their launch site where they will be captured by huge mechanical arms and quickly adjusted for new flights and Elon Musk's vision goes further, he wants to build a fleet of 1000 StarShip ships to colonize Mars, which according to him will require no less than 10 launches per day to assemble and supply this interplanetary armada.
With each new advance, the dream of making humanity a multiplanetary species seems closer to becoming a reality, now we just have to follow closely and see if the StarShip will really take off towards Mars in 2026.
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