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SpaceX To Send Humans To Mars: Who's The Best Candidate As Mars' Colonist?
Elaine Hannah
First Posted: Oct 03, 2016 04:09 AM EDT
SpaceX boss, Elon Musk, unveiled his Mars colonization in 2024 in the past week. He was asked if ordinary people could go to Mars, too.
Musk said that they are attempting to make it such that anybody can go with maybe a few days of training. He emphasized the risks as well that is linked with such journey. He said that the risk of fatality will be high and there is just no way around it. "Are you prepared to die? If that's ok, then you're a candidate for going."
The SpaceX owner promises to make the Mars colonization possible for normal people despite the risks. On the other hand, there are some questions to be considered such as the feasibility of the Musk's vision and if the normal person without years of training could possibly travel to other planets.
The Verge reports that missions to Mars will be massive and expensive. There are many things to figure out such as where to land the heavy cargo on Mars. It must also be taken to comprehension on how to protect people from radiation while they are traveling in space. These also includes the food supplies and some spare parts needed when things break down.
According to Christian Science Monitor, the sending of a non-astronaut to space has been done before. They had undergone months- long training and health screenings. They just need money and be healthy to fly off to the International Space Station.
Dennis Tito, a California millionaire became the first space tourist to fly to the International Space Station in 2001. Tom Shelley, the president of Space Adventures that arranged the travel of Mr.Tito said that it's the feeling that the public has, that must have superpowers to fly that's true if you are a government astronaut. He further said that you just have to be in reasonably good health, it's good to be fit.
Space Adventures had sent eight other people to space. The cost amounted around $30 and $40 million and might rise to $50 million in the future. Mr. Shelley said that the training will take three to four months. They would learn about how the spaceships and space stations work.
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First Posted: Oct 03, 2016 04:09 AM EDT
SpaceX boss, Elon Musk, unveiled his Mars colonization in 2024 in the past week. He was asked if ordinary people could go to Mars, too.
Musk said that they are attempting to make it such that anybody can go with maybe a few days of training. He emphasized the risks as well that is linked with such journey. He said that the risk of fatality will be high and there is just no way around it. "Are you prepared to die? If that's ok, then you're a candidate for going."
The SpaceX owner promises to make the Mars colonization possible for normal people despite the risks. On the other hand, there are some questions to be considered such as the feasibility of the Musk's vision and if the normal person without years of training could possibly travel to other planets.
The Verge reports that missions to Mars will be massive and expensive. There are many things to figure out such as where to land the heavy cargo on Mars. It must also be taken to comprehension on how to protect people from radiation while they are traveling in space. These also includes the food supplies and some spare parts needed when things break down.
According to Christian Science Monitor, the sending of a non-astronaut to space has been done before. They had undergone months- long training and health screenings. They just need money and be healthy to fly off to the International Space Station.
Dennis Tito, a California millionaire became the first space tourist to fly to the International Space Station in 2001. Tom Shelley, the president of Space Adventures that arranged the travel of Mr.Tito said that it's the feeling that the public has, that must have superpowers to fly that's true if you are a government astronaut. He further said that you just have to be in reasonably good health, it's good to be fit.
Space Adventures had sent eight other people to space. The cost amounted around $30 and $40 million and might rise to $50 million in the future. Mr. Shelley said that the training will take three to four months. They would learn about how the spaceships and space stations work.
See Now: NASA's Juno Spacecraft's Rendezvous With Jupiter's Mammoth Cyclone