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first of all I go anywhere as Elon Musk
aims for Mars
humankind looks to travel further than
it has ever been before
our goal is to go to the fourth rock on
the left that’s Mars welcome to
watchmojo.com where we break down news
stories that might be on your radar in
this installment we’re counting down
five crucial facts you should know about
the SpaceX Mars expedition the biggest
contribution I can to making life
multiplanetary number five what is Elon
Musk’s plan ever since Elon Musk founded
the privatized space firm SpaceX in 2002
the end goal has been the same to fly
humans to Mars and colonize the red
planet in September 2016 musk spoke at
the 67th International Astronautical
Congress in Guadalajara Mexico to unveil
plans for the mission including details
about the technology and vehicles that
will be used
chief years to make Mars seem possible
make it seem as though it’s something
that we can do in our lifetimes
SpaceX sees the first passengers making
the journey in 2024 if development
continues without any major hitches and
musk estimates that the reusable rocket
would cost around 10 billion dollars to
make tests to his powerful new Raptor
engine were carried out earlier in 2016
as SpaceX aims to ferry 100 to 200
passengers on every vehicle leaving
earth to build a self-sustaining Martian
city within a hundred years in general
Mars is far better suited to ultimately
scale up to be a self-sustaining
civilization days before his appearance
in Mexico musk announced a name change
for his vision as the Mars colonial
transporter project was rebranded as the
interplanetary transport system the
change was made upon the realization
that the SpaceX rocket could potentially
travel even further than Mars and that a
form of intergalactic railroad was
theoretically possible number four why
is colonizing Mars an important mission
as the former head of PayPal and current
CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk says the
main reason he has gathered his wealth
is so that he can fund his Mars
ambitions the entrepreneur who also
chairs a renewable energy firm Solar
City wants to turn humankind into an
interplanetary species to ensure its
survival should a cataclysmic event
occur
on earth while humans have flown
unmanned vehicles to the Red Planet and
successfully landed on its surface the
planet remains the farthest away from
Earth that our technology has ever
actually stepped foot musk aims to
change that and Mars is his first target
spacex sees a future where moons planets
and far flung bodies act as refueling
stops for the IPS similar to today’s
railroad stations while hop-on hop-off
space travel remains a very far off
dream the creation of a Martian base
would signify of very significant step
toward making it a reality number three
how will astronauts make the journey
prior to must taking the stage spacex
published a short promo clip showing how
the journey should unfold after
launching from Cape Canaveral a
spaceship and booster will separate
above the earth sending the ship into
parking orbit the booster then returns
to the launch site is loaded with a
propellant tanker relaunches and returns
to the ship for refueling finally the
spaceship jets off to Mars the journey
is expected to take between three and
four months and as musk hopes to see a
Martian city with more than a million
people there could be up to 10,000 man
trips departing earth speaking in Mexico
must provided very few details on the
conditions inside the Mars bound
spaceship or how the astronauts will go
about their daily lives including eating
Arrangements exercise routines and
safety procedures a SpaceX trip is
expected to be relatively affordable
however with a projected price for the
first tickets at around $500,000 falling
to $200,000 once the route is better
established musk has said that he hopes
a trip to Mars will one day cost the
equivalent of buying an average American
home then I think you’d have enough
people would buy a ticket and move to
Mars to be part of creating a new planet
number two what challenges do Mars
colonists face
according to musk the first Mars
colonizers should be prepared to die
during the mission such are the dangers
involved NASA has expressed concern over
the increased radiation which Mars
travelers will experience on the journey
though musk dismisses the issue as quote
not too big of a deal and experts have
highlighted the potential health risks
which come with major changes in gravity
including muscle deterioration and
eyesight problems should the journey be
completed without any casualties then
there are further unanswered questions
about exactly how humans will survive in
their new home
I colonized Mars in your face anonymous
drop conditions are expected to be
extremely hostile and facilities and
resources are limited especially for
early settlers the SpaceX promo clip
closed with a shot of the colonists
walking out on to Mars but with no
indicator as to what would happen next
and the issue of actually living on Mars
wasn’t tackled in depth sharing Musk’s
presentation while the SpaceX CEO did
count ideas for an artificial magnetic
field to tackle radiation plans for how
to build it or it mentioned the
colonists would have to find a way of
creating breathable air edible food and
drinkable water before the logistics of
city building could ever be discussed
musk has said that he will not put
himself forward for the mission for
family reasons but he hopes that there
are enough people willing to risk the
dangers to become pioneers number one
what does this mean for the future of
space travel at this point there remains
a lot of questions to answer and
problems to overcome how will the first
colonists be selected how will cross
planetary contamination laws be
negotiated and how can travelers
possibly prepare for the unknown health
risks they’ll encounter perhaps the most
pressing question is how will it all be
funded while Musk’s presentation was
designed to excite the watching world it
also served as a pitch to anyone willing
to grant the billions of dollars needed
to turn the idea into a reality
musk has conceded that the Mars mission
will likely be a public-private venture
and analysts believe SpaceX could yet be
backed by NASA the company leader argues
that many of the solutions needed to
sustain life on Mars are not his defined
the SpaceX mission is simply to
transport humans to Mars the
opportunities once we get there are
someone else’s to exploit if you have
all of those four elements you can
actually go anywhere in the solar system
by but by planet hopping or moon hopping
fundamentally Elon Musk’s mission
statement is a rallying call for
everyone working within space technology
and for the human race in general we’ve
spent centuries observing the Stars
isn’t it about time we started to
explore them did these facts get you
thinking then ultimately Mars can
probably export intellectual property
like software and inventions and things
like that vote for which news story is
covered next
head over to watchmojo.com slash suggest
and be sure to hit that subscribe button
for more newsworthy top fives published
every week if any one thing doesn’t work
just right
it’s game over
[Music]
first of all I go anywhere as Elon Musk
aims for Mars
humankind looks to travel further than
it has ever been before
our goal is to go to the fourth rock on
the left that’s Mars welcome to
watchmojo.com where we break down news
stories that might be on your radar in
this installment we’re counting down
five crucial facts you should know about
the SpaceX Mars expedition the biggest
contribution I can to making life
multiplanetary number five what is Elon
Musk’s plan ever since Elon Musk founded
the privatized space firm SpaceX in 2002
the end goal has been the same to fly
humans to Mars and colonize the red
planet in September 2016 musk spoke at
the 67th International Astronautical
Congress in Guadalajara Mexico to unveil
plans for the mission including details
about the technology and vehicles that
will be used
chief years to make Mars seem possible
make it seem as though it’s something
that we can do in our lifetimes
SpaceX sees the first passengers making
the journey in 2024 if development
continues without any major hitches and
musk estimates that the reusable rocket
would cost around 10 billion dollars to
make tests to his powerful new Raptor
engine were carried out earlier in 2016
as SpaceX aims to ferry 100 to 200
passengers on every vehicle leaving
earth to build a self-sustaining Martian
city within a hundred years in general
Mars is far better suited to ultimately
scale up to be a self-sustaining
civilization days before his appearance
in Mexico musk announced a name change
for his vision as the Mars colonial
transporter project was rebranded as the
interplanetary transport system the
change was made upon the realization
that the SpaceX rocket could potentially
travel even further than Mars and that a
form of intergalactic railroad was
theoretically possible number four why
is colonizing Mars an important mission
as the former head of PayPal and current
CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk says the
main reason he has gathered his wealth
is so that he can fund his Mars
ambitions the entrepreneur who also
chairs a renewable energy firm Solar
City wants to turn humankind into an
interplanetary species to ensure its
survival should a cataclysmic event
occur
on earth while humans have flown
unmanned vehicles to the Red Planet and
successfully landed on its surface the
planet remains the farthest away from
Earth that our technology has ever
actually stepped foot musk aims to
change that and Mars is his first target
spacex sees a future where moons planets
and far flung bodies act as refueling
stops for the IPS similar to today’s
railroad stations while hop-on hop-off
space travel remains a very far off
dream the creation of a Martian base
would signify of very significant step
toward making it a reality number three
how will astronauts make the journey
prior to must taking the stage spacex
published a short promo clip showing how
the journey should unfold after
launching from Cape Canaveral a
spaceship and booster will separate
above the earth sending the ship into
parking orbit the booster then returns
to the launch site is loaded with a
propellant tanker relaunches and returns
to the ship for refueling finally the
spaceship jets off to Mars the journey
is expected to take between three and
four months and as musk hopes to see a
Martian city with more than a million
people there could be up to 10,000 man
trips departing earth speaking in Mexico
must provided very few details on the
conditions inside the Mars bound
spaceship or how the astronauts will go
about their daily lives including eating
Arrangements exercise routines and
safety procedures a SpaceX trip is
expected to be relatively affordable
however with a projected price for the
first tickets at around $500,000 falling
to $200,000 once the route is better
established musk has said that he hopes
a trip to Mars will one day cost the
equivalent of buying an average American
home then I think you’d have enough
people would buy a ticket and move to
Mars to be part of creating a new planet
number two what challenges do Mars
colonists face
according to musk the first Mars
colonizers should be prepared to die
during the mission such are the dangers
involved NASA has expressed concern over
the increased radiation which Mars
travelers will experience on the journey
though musk dismisses the issue as quote
not too big of a deal and experts have
highlighted the potential health risks
which come with major changes in gravity
including muscle deterioration and
eyesight problems should the journey be
completed without any casualties then
there are further unanswered questions
about exactly how humans will survive in
their new home
I colonized Mars in your face anonymous
drop conditions are expected to be
extremely hostile and facilities and
resources are limited especially for
early settlers the SpaceX promo clip
closed with a shot of the colonists
walking out on to Mars but with no
indicator as to what would happen next
and the issue of actually living on Mars
wasn’t tackled in depth sharing Musk’s
presentation while the SpaceX CEO did
count ideas for an artificial magnetic
field to tackle radiation plans for how
to build it or it mentioned the
colonists would have to find a way of
creating breathable air edible food and
drinkable water before the logistics of
city building could ever be discussed
musk has said that he will not put
himself forward for the mission for
family reasons but he hopes that there
are enough people willing to risk the
dangers to become pioneers number one
what does this mean for the future of
space travel at this point there remains
a lot of questions to answer and
problems to overcome how will the first
colonists be selected how will cross
planetary contamination laws be
negotiated and how can travelers
possibly prepare for the unknown health
risks they’ll encounter perhaps the most
pressing question is how will it all be
funded while Musk’s presentation was
designed to excite the watching world it
also served as a pitch to anyone willing
to grant the billions of dollars needed
to turn the idea into a reality
musk has conceded that the Mars mission
will likely be a public-private venture
and analysts believe SpaceX could yet be
backed by NASA the company leader argues
that many of the solutions needed to
sustain life on Mars are not his defined
the SpaceX mission is simply to
transport humans to Mars the
opportunities once we get there are
someone else’s to exploit if you have
all of those four elements you can
actually go anywhere in the solar system
by but by planet hopping or moon hopping
fundamentally Elon Musk’s mission
statement is a rallying call for
everyone working within space technology
and for the human race in general we’ve
spent centuries observing the Stars
isn’t it about time we started to
explore them did these facts get you
thinking then ultimately Mars can
probably export intellectual property
like software and inventions and things
like that vote for which news story is
covered next
head over to watchmojo.com slash suggest
and be sure to hit that subscribe button
for more newsworthy top fives published
every week if any one thing doesn’t work
just right
it’s game over
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