SpaceX CEO Elon Musk , who has previously conceded that many of the people whom he desires to transport to Mars must be prepared torisk dying in the process , has sweetened the deal with the hint of some indentured servitude .
On Thursday evening , Muskanswered some questionson Twitter regarding hisprototype spaceship ballistic capsule — a fomite which he claims will , one daylight , ferry settler to Mars as part of a specie - save colonization feat . And , well , the answers are a doozy . Musk claims that megatons of freight - to - field would be necessary each year — which is belike true!—and he do an challenging timeline ofproducing 100 Starships per yearto accomplish a total of 1,000 over the next decade . That fleet would be equal to of transporting an norm of 100 megaton of a year or around 100,000 mass “ per Earth - Mars orbital sync , ” relate to the low distance between Earth and Mars , which pass every 26 months or so .
That would place SpaceX on track towards its goal of having a million mass on Mars by the year 2050 , seize this is not all inane gibberish withvery little to no chanceof actually happening , and that Musk ’s math crack out , which we ca n’t be irritate to do .
SpaceX founder Elon Musk at a Crew Dragon event at the company’s Hawthorne, California headquarters in October 2019.Photo: Philip Pacheco/AFP (Getty Images)
So 666 flights of starship per yr 😉 I care your elan 🤘 that ’s almost two flight a day , think that ’s feasible ?
— Everyday Astronaut ( @Erdayastronaut)January 17 , 2020
establish 100 Starships / year gets to 1000 in 10 year or 100 megaton / yr or maybe around 100k multitude per Earth - Mars orbital sync
— Elon Musk ( @elonmusk)January 17 , 2020
Oh , and anyone who wishes to go along for the ridewill have to pay for it , despite the fact that Mars would arguably be SpaceX ’s problem site .
Ca n’t afford it ? Take out a loanword and pay it off by work for SpaceX when you ’re there , which is definitely not at all like indentured servitude because … Mars ? Because it happens on Mars . That appear to be the logic . Mars !
Yeah . A lot of employment is needed for propellant yield on Mars .
Elon ? on what criteria do you think the 100k people will be prefer ? Will there be a drawing once all the all-important positions are filled or will they all be hired based on skill sets ?
Wondering at what telephone number we are likely to see family go to Mars .
— Angella ⭐ ️King ( @vfx_starship)January 17 , 2020
crop off the loans ?
— K10 ✨ ( @Kristennetten)January 17 , 2020
Yes . There will be a lot of jobs on Mars !
Mars is also the reason why Musk can be a billionaire and“actually a socialist”at the same time .
Helping to pay for this is why I ’m gather plus on Earth .
Just ride back , relax , and think : A new living awaits you in the off - world colonies . The chance to start again in a fortunate land of opportunity and adventure . Brought to you by SpaceX ™ .
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