Like it or not , it ’s secure to say that traveling to Mars , let alone colonise the bare red major planet , is still many year off . But on Tuesday , Elon Musk presented his much - anticipated and super challenging plan to make an Interplanetary Transport System that could someday make large - scale human voyages to Mars plausible , relatively low-priced , and fairly bloody quick , too .
Speaking at the International Astronautical Conference , Musk unveiled SpaceX ’s vision of making humans a " multi - world-wide species " by colonizing Mars and beyond by using what ’s been dubbed as an Interplanetary Transport System . As you’re able to see in the video above , the complex scheme involve massive 100- to 200 - tail end reusable spaceships and rocket boosters that are refueled in space before blast the unfearing psyche on gameboard to the aloof planet in about 80 years or less . The visuals in the video are perfectly dramatic , so fairish warning : they ’ll in all probability leave you daydreaming about rusting - colour cold vista .
Perhaps best of all , Musk claim the system would make voyages to Mars exponentially more affordable , say a ticket to the crimson planet should be around $ 200,000 or about as much as buying a house , according to areportby The Verge . institutionalise one individual to Mars by traditional mean value would be about $ 10 billion , he enunciate . Of course , there are more than a few questions as to how Musk plans to build up an interplanetary transportation arrangement ( we ’re still waiting for a make for Hyperloop here on Earth , by the way ) , but asBloombergreports , the billionaire inventor and CEO say that if all go " passing well " it could be achieved in a timeframe of 10 years with about $ 10 billion in investiture .
In case you ’re already thinking about that Matt Damon moving-picture show , Musk admits the danger of fatalities " will be high , " agree to the report . Either way , there ’s a comely chance that human will someday set groundwork on Mars , and if Musk and SpaceX have anything to do with it , it ’ll bump sooner rather than later on . And , best of all , you might be capable to go .
