Showing posts with label International Astronautical Congress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label International Astronautical Congress. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 27

Travel to Mars Will Be Routine

At this week's International Astronautical Congress in Mexico, Elon Musk gave us all a better idea of his plans for traveling to Mars.

Musk believes we can have a self-sustaining city on Mars in 40 to 100 years  by sending continuous rockets filled with about 200 passengers. Each passenger would pay about $200,000 apiece, and he promised the 80-day trip would be fun. 

And why stop there? Musk believes the same system can travel throughout the solar system. Hence, a vacation to Europa would be possible.

You have to admit the man has vision and great confidence. I like it and hope we can see his dream become a reality. 

You can watch his talk here.