And here we go....
The systems new name: Interplanetary Transport System
Why a new name? Because it'll be capable of missions well beyond Mars; deltaV based candidates should include the asteroid belt (Ceres, Vesta etc.), Venus orbit, the Moon, and possibly Callisto - an outer moon of Jupiter the size of Mercury.
Booster name during development was BFR: Big F'ing Rocket
Spacecraft name during development was BFS: Big F'ing Spaceship
Both are likely to get new names before or during Musk's speech.
Earth to Mars: 100 tonnes of cargo
Mars to Earth: 25 tonnes of cargo
Passengers: up to 100
The Raptor engine to power these monsters is on the test stand at McGregor Texas.
YouTube Live Event: September 27, 2016
1330 Central, 1430 Eastern, 1930 UT
International Astronautical Council (IAC) 2016 in Guadalajara, Mexico
The systems new name: Interplanetary Transport System
Why a new name? Because it'll be capable of missions well beyond Mars; deltaV based candidates should include the asteroid belt (Ceres, Vesta etc.), Venus orbit, the Moon, and possibly Callisto - an outer moon of Jupiter the size of Mercury.
Booster name during development was BFR: Big F'ing Rocket
Spacecraft name during development was BFS: Big F'ing Spaceship
Both are likely to get new names before or during Musk's speech.
Earth to Mars: 100 tonnes of cargo
Mars to Earth: 25 tonnes of cargo
Passengers: up to 100
The Raptor engine to power these monsters is on the test stand at McGregor Texas.
YouTube Live Event: September 27, 2016
1330 Central, 1430 Eastern, 1930 UT
International Astronautical Council (IAC) 2016 in Guadalajara, Mexico
Making Humans a Multiplanetary Species
Scheduled for Sep 27, 2016
SpaceX Founder, CEO, and Lead Designer Elon Musk will discuss the long-term technical challenges that need to be solved to support the creation of a permanent, self-sustaining human presence on Mars. The technical presentation will focus on potential architectures for sustaining humans on the Red Planet that industry, government and the scientific community can collaborate on in the years ahead.
Scheduled for Sep 27, 2016
SpaceX Founder, CEO, and Lead Designer Elon Musk will discuss the long-term technical challenges that need to be solved to support the creation of a permanent, self-sustaining human presence on Mars. The technical presentation will focus on potential architectures for sustaining humans on the Red Planet that industry, government and the scientific community can collaborate on in the years ahead.
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