This should come as no surprise that SpaceX, a company that designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft that was founded by Elon Musk is working on bringing humans to Mars soon. Initially, in 2017, Musk outlined a plan that stated that by the end of 2022, SpaceX would send two cargo ships and two crewed ships to Mars. With the Biden administration in place, it is being reaffirmed by NASA that SpaceX will begin sending humans to Mars by 2030 based on the technologies that they have already proved to be working in their favor.
In December 2021, Musk stated that SpaceX would reach Mars by the year 2026 and, after being familiar with all the conditions, their company would be able to take humans to the Red Planet in a much more sustainable manner. This is also because they plan on launching a Starship rocket that would accelerate their pathway to achieving their goal. Their inherent plan is to send astronauts along with cargo as well to Mars with reusable rockets that are currently in the process of development in Texas, the United States. A single launch would be capable of taking the ship to space, which can carry more than 100 tonnes into space at once.
With respect to the current status of the test flight of SpaceX Mar’s rocket prototype, it has already shown great results as the ship has returned to the ground. As of now, there have been almost five attempts, out of which there were explosions in only one attempt, and all the others turned out to be quite successful.
Experts believe that Mars is soon going to become the hub for permanent human settlement considering all the viable conditions it poses for mankind. Space policy experts from Arizona State University told Business Insider that Elon Musk plans to step on Mars by 2029 with or without assistance from NASA. The plan that is being formulated by SpaceX will support the idea of the colonization of Mars, which will convert it into a multi-planetary planet and therefore also involves terraforming it as well. With time, it will be quite evident how the ideas formulated through the latest technologies take a grand step.
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