SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell announced in an interview that they will take people to the red planet Mars towards the end of the 2020s and to the Moon in a shorter date. SpaceX founder Elon Musk also shared a similar message with a post he made on his Twitter account in the past months.
Two important names from SpaceX made similar statements recently, confirming each other. Well, what other statements did the famous names from the space company make on this subject? Let’s take a look at the details of the news together.
Elon Musk marks the year 2029 for Mars!
SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell announced that they need to make a big landing on the surface of Mars in a maximum of ten years. Shotwell thinks Mars will be talked about more among humans after the landing. Elon Musk also announced in an interview in December last year that people will be on Mars in five years or even ten years at the most. The SpaceX founder signaled the year 2029 last March.
Elon Musk explained that the biggest challenge is to design a vehicle that will be optimized to Mars. He then stated that Starship is the most complex and advanced rocket ever. He also added that living on Mars would be dangerously cramped and difficult.
SpaceX is preparing for Starship’s first test flight, when ready it will carry the crew to the Moon and Mars. But before work can begin, the US Federal Aviation Administration must sign an environmental review of activities. The Federal Aviation Administration, on the other hand, delayed the review of SpaceX’s new event four times.
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