MUSK FINALLY GETS IT: YOU GOTTA' GO TO THE MOON FIRST

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HIGH CONTRAST FULL MOON

GREG REDFERN

Elon Musk finally gets it - Moon first, then Mars.

In this article Musk says:

“SpaceX has already shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the Moon, as we can potentially achieve that in less than 10 years, whereas Mars would take 20+ years,” SpaceX founder, CEO and Chief Engineer Elon Musk wrote on his X social media site Feb. 8.

“Mars will start in 5 or 6 years, so will be done in parallel with the Moon, but the Moon will be the initial focus,” Musk added.

“It is only possible to travel to Mars when the planets align every 26 months (six-month trip time), whereas we can launch to the Moon every 10 days (2-day trip time). This means we can iterate much faster to complete a Moon city than a Mars city,” Musk wrote.

NASA and almost all of the spacefaring countries are focusing on going to the moon and stay this time.

I have always said that the moon is the "Eighth Continent" and the spacefaring future of humanity leads to the moon first where the techniques and technology to live "In Situ", or off the land, must be developed and utilized. 

NASA is looking at nuclear rocket propulsion which could be a game changer too.

NASA and China are currently the contenders for the next crewed landing on the moon but they will not be the last.

Sky Guy in VA


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