Musk Details Vision and Concrete Plans to Establish Civilization on Mars, Citing Urgency to Spread Beyond Earth
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Elon Musk reiterated his vision for establishing a civilization on Mars in a recent speech, citing the "high urgency" to spread human consciousness beyond Earth.
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Musk's Mars ambitions are more credible now given SpaceX's progress - it has real hardware and has completed 3 test flights, with a 4th possible soon.
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SpaceX plans to catch the Super Heavy booster on the launch tower with "chopsticks" mechanisms after a precise landing, possibly by the 5th test flight.
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The goal is for Starship's upper stage to survive reentry heating and make a controlled ocean landing this year, before attempting ground landings in 2023.
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SpaceX is building more infrastructure - a 2nd launch tower in Texas and 2 towers in Florida by end of 2025 to support Artemis and other launches.