The CEOs of Space Exploration Technologies and Tesla have a group of talented physicists, engineers, rocket manufacturers and programmers who constantly inject his crazy ideas into the world. This time, he visited the 86th International Astronautical Congress held in Adelaide, Australia, and shared some of his crazy plans, which will completely change space travel and help us build a city (and a moon base! )。
Elon musk's ambition seems to grow every year-of course! Falcon 9 is a rocket designed by Space Exploration Technology Company. In the past few years, it has been carrying out all the fancy push landings, which is nothing compared with what we will see in the near future. Look at BFR, a rocket that will rule them all!
BFR(Big F * cking Rocket) is not an official nickname, but it is still the name that best describes the actual situation of the equipment-a huge rocket with a height of 350 feet, which can provide a payload orbit of 150 tons to the near earth. Think this is a lot? Poor little Falcon 9 can only make 15 tons at a time!
You can not only load the entire stack on Falcon 1 rocket into BFR, but also use it for transportation. Yes, there is a reason for the huge payload capacity-Musk wants his rocket to become a "ferry", taking people from any city on earth to another city in less than an hour. In fact, he hopes it will be within 30 minutes!
Elon Musk hopes that BFR will replace all vehicles of space exploration technology companies, become an affordable (yes, you heard it right) means of transportation, and eventually replace air flight. He plans to do this by combining reusability, such as the 747, which is used many times, thus reducing the cost of each flight.
Elon musk also pointed out that it is time for us to finally establish at least "some kind of moon base", because it is 20 17, but we still don't have it. All sci-fi movies point out that humans need a lunar base. Why haven't we built one yet? Of course we don't know the answer, but if elon musk says we should have one-it will appear soon!
He didn't say much about the Mars base, but named it Alpha (just like in the movie space: 1999) and joked about some photos of what the future might look like.
All these-Mars base, BFR-will help mankind become a multi-planet species. This is the origin of Mars City! Of course, elon musk also mentioned this point, because it has always been his dream to bring people to Mars (let them stay there, preferably with air, food and water).
BFR will be launched from Earth, carrying its priceless manned cargo, refueling in orbit and then sending it to Mars. Sounds like a piece of cake, maybe once we see BFR carrying people roaming the earth's sky! Of course, elon musk didn't just talk. He also shared some practical plans that will bring mission to mars closer. In 2022, he plans to send two cargo ships to Mars, with two corresponding goals: to establish "power, mining and life support infrastructure for future flights" and "to confirm water resources". Yes, what you heard is right!
Musk admits that these goals are great, but he is currently building a system to make all these goals possible. In 2024, he wants to send two more cargo ships to Mars, and two ships with crew will look for water. Yes, that's it-a few years later, mission to mars will be manned to build water sources. Not from science fiction movies, but from real life!
Elon musk may be the biggest dreamer on earth, but this is exactly what we need-a dreamer with lofty goals and enough enthusiasm, at least try to realize them! This is what the city of Mars will look like decades later. The sky on Mars is blue at dawn and dusk and red during the day.