I love that this is the same guy who wants to send people to Mars one-way and then figure out the return trip later.
What was that called again?
/puts on sunglasses preemptively/
It's an interesting watch (especially with the context of labor relations in mind).
* they are not the first (or in the first ~50 or so) to get there
* they have a lot of money and a lot of income on Earth
This is kind of a glory-seeking thing for people who haven't made a name for themselves otherwise. Rich people would want to have a return flight. That is not a recipe for making a ton of money.
If you are already rich on Earth, you don't need to take risks that insane to try. In other words, nobody who can afford a ticket to Mars will pay for one.
There are no rules on mars, except the ones that the people who could simply push you out the airlock make. Look how elon treats his workers and you will understand how a mars colony with his backing will look, except even worse.
Can I nominate someone?
Bullshit. Colonization _might_ be a side effect. Bilking various governments out of subsidies and fat contracts is the goal. Just like every other single Musk venture, it is based entirely on feeding at the trough of federal largesse.
https://idlewords.com/2023/1/why_not_mars.htm
I would love to go there, even if it meant I died the second I step foot on it. Getting back would be the last thing on my mind.
Because there is so much to do on earth? Literally everyone is here. What other answer does anyone else need? All this Mars fandom sounds to me like clinically depressed sci-fi.
I'm not into space exploration but sometimes I look up at the moon and it blows my mind that we actually went there. Almost feels impossible even. Mars is that x100.
I personally wouldn't want to die on Mars but I understand the appeal.
Death is guaranteed either way.
Seems like a particularly over-the-top suicide method.
I suppose I think that's better in the long run, better for society in addition to being better for the planet. I know it's not a popular take.
No, it's just gloating, right? We get it, he hates Elon, and when you hate someone you'll throw whatever dart you've got on hand at them.
To answer your question, though, my opinion on his Mars project would change completely if it turned out that cave rescue guy actually was a pedo.
Is that not the case?
Hahaha talk about a loaded question. You see enthusiasm I see manic grift.
(This is why the engines for Starship are designed to use methane).
The raw energy required to make that fuel, using ANY conceivable process, is extreme though. What energy solution has been proposed? How much solar acreage do you need? How will you keep the dust off the panels? Will there be any option other than sending panels from earth?
All the needed prereqs have zero practical knowledge with them. Nobody has even had the chance to work out kinks yet. It doesn't matter how much elon wants to do something, new shit takes a lot of time, money, and effort to shakedown.
No one, because it hasn't been required or even feasible yet. We don't have the ability to send that sort of payload to Mars yet.
> How will you keep the dust off the panels?
I hear Tesla is working on a humanoid robot.
Assuming there are people involved, give them a broom. ;)
It's mostly made of iron and steel, that we have here on earth in abundance.
One day, the economics of return trips will work out. But to begin with at least, all trips will be one-way.
It's highly unlikely that trips with humans on board would be one-way.
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/my-name-is-elon-musk-and...