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Elon Musk Says There's a '70 Percent' Chance He'll Move to Mars:
Elon Musk has talked about personally heading to Mars before, but how likely is he to make the trip, really? Well, he just put a number on it. In an interview for the Axios on HBO documentary series, Musk said there was a "70 percent" chance he'll go to Mars. There have been a "recent number of breakthroughs" that have made it possible, he said. And as he hinted before, it'd likely be a one-way trip -- he expects to "move there."
The executive also rejected the idea that traveling to Mars could be an "escape hatch for the rich" in its current form. He noted that an ad for going to Mars would be "like Shackleton's ad for going to the Antarctic," which (though likely not real) made clear how dangerous and the South Pole journey was. Even if you make it to Mars, you'll spend all your time building the base and struggling to survive harsh conditions, Musk said. And while it might be possible to come back, it's far from guaranteed. As with climbing Everest, Musk believes it's all about the "challenge."
The interview is available on YouTube.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday November 27 2018, @02:29AM
Astronauts on the ISS have coped with it. They could get an upgrade if inflatable modules are sent to the ISS or the next station. On Mars, we could potentially build large habitats [nasa.gov] using similar technology.
Greenhouses on Mars can supply produce and chemicals. Scaling these up and managing them will be a primary activity for the first colonists, just as the majority of humans participated in agriculture for most of human history.
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