Who Can Go On Mars?
At a meeting on Tuesday, Elon Musk laid out his plan to colonise Mars, but it was during the Q&A session that a woman raised one of the most important questions: who will be picked to embark on a perilous journey to colonise a harsh planet?
“Do we need any special requirements if ordinary people wish to go to Mars?” she wondered. “Are normal people allowed to go?”"
This line of enquiry elicited two responses from SpaceX's CEO. "We're trying to create it so that everyone can go," he added, adding that "maybe a few days of training" would be required. The journey, however, will be hazardous. "The chance of death will be extremely high. He later stated, "There's no way around that." "Is it essentially a question of whether or not you are willing to die?
However, selecting a candidate for a Mars expedition may take a little more, and sending "anyone" into space sounds like a prescription for disaster. Low-Earth-orbit astronauts must pass a rigorous screening process. Physical and mental tolls are taken by living in space, in a limited habitat under high-stress conditions. As a result, we're forced to wonder: how much training do you actually require? What personality traits should these Mars colonists sponsored by SpaceX have? Is it better to have all-male or all-female crews? The Verge consulted experts in order to fill in the gaps in Musk's plan and determine who would be the best candidates for this trip.
First and foremost, is it true that "anyone with a few days of training" can go on a deep space mission?
Let's have a look at this in more detail. On a strictly physical level, you don't have to be a world-class athlete to be chosen. According to Sheryl Bishop, a researcher who has worked at the Mars Desert Research Station, which replicates life on Mars for scientific purposes, a relatively fit person with no health concerns may be certified. Who can go on mars
Elon Musk claims he is "sure" that migrating to Mars will cost "one day" less than $500,000, and "maybe even" less than $100,000.
While the final price will be "extremely reliant on [the] volume" of visitors, Musk claims that the cost of migrating to Mars will be "cheap enough that most people in advanced economies could sell their home on Earth and migrate to Mars if they wanted." (According to Zillow, the median home price in the United States is $223,900.)
The remark was made as part of a Twitter thread stating that the Raptor engine (which will power the rocket's journey to Mars) had reached the "power level required for Starship and Super Heavy" missions.
Raptor has just reached the required power level for Starship and Super Heavy.
The Starship (previously known as the BFR rocket) is the rocket that SpaceX is developing to travel to Mars. SpaceX is developing the Raptor rocket engine to power the Starship. According to a SpaceX representative, the Starship will have seven Raptor engines, while the Super Heavy booster that launches the rocketship will have 31 Raptor engines.
"The first mission's objectives will be to check water resources, identify risks, and establish initial power, mining, and life support facilities," according to the SpaceX website. The "main objectives" of the second mission are to "create a propellant depot and prepare for future crew flights." These first expeditions' ships will also serve as the foundations for the first Mars base, from which we may establish a prosperous city and, eventually, a self-sustaining civilisation on Mars.”
Musk has equated the cost of a trip to Mars to the cost of a house in an article published in the scholarly journal New Space in 2017.
"It comes to the point where, if they saved money and this was their aim, practically anyone could purchase a ticket and move to Mars — and given that Mars would have a labour shortage for a long time, jobs would not be in short supply," he said. Who can go on mars
In a November interview with Axios, Musk claimed there's a 70% chance he'll fly to Mars once SpaceX gets "the price per ticket to maybe around a couple hundred thousand dollars."
To be sure, being a pioneer on Mars will not be a walk in the park for the faint of heart.
"It's going to be difficult, there's a good chance of death, going in a small can through deep space, you might land successfully, but once you do, you'll be working nonstop to build the base — so not much time for leisure — and once you get there, even after all of this, there's a very harsh environment, so there's a good chance you'll die there." "We believe you can return, but we're not certain," Musk told Axios.
Perhaps this is why, on Sunday, Musk tweeted that the return flight from Mars will be free.
What is the mission budget for Mars One?
The cost of sending the first four people to Mars is estimated to be $6 billion by Mars One. This is the total cost of all the hardware, plus operational expenses and margins. Mars One believes that the cost of the next manned trip, including hardware and operations, will be $4 billion.
Improved cost estimates will become available as the missions continue through development phases A through D (see Current Mission Status). The new figures may reveal higher development or construction costs than previously estimated. If more components break and need to be replaced than originally estimated, the cost could rise.
Estimates of Current Cost Breakdown
The first unmanned Mars lander mission will cost $450 million.
The communications satellite will cost $425 million.
The first rover mission will cost $900 million.
Before the human expedition, the remaining outpost gear and supplies will cost US$ 2,300 million. The cost of sending the first crew to Mars is estimated to be $1.250 billion.
582 million dollars for operations, including astronaut selection and training, and 93 million dollars for ground stations and miscellaneous expenses
Follow-up human missions cost $1.850 billion each year.
Why is the cost of the Mars One mission cheaper than that of other planned trips to Mars?
This estimate of $6 billion is far lower than estimates supplied by government studies. There are various reasons for this, the most notable of which is that the return voyage from Mars to Earth accounts for the majority of typical cost estimates. Because the Mars One crew would remain on Mars, the mission complexity and weight of the hardware that must be sent to Mars will be far smaller than on return missions to Mars. Arno Wielders, CTO of Mars One, elaborates on this: What are the costs of Mars One's mission?
Where does the money go in current spending?
Mars One's funds are currently being used to award new contracts to established aerospace companies for conceptual design studies, to organise round three of the Astronaut Selection Program, and to assemble a core team of experienced professionals to work on the first unmanned Mars mission and the astronaut selection process. Also see Current mission status for further details. Who can go on mars
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