Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Vault
Time Travel Schematics
T.E.C. Time Archive
The Why Files
Have You Seen...?
Chronovisor
TimeTravelForum.tk
TimeTravelForum.net
ParanormalNetwork.net
Paranormalis.com
ConspiracyCafe.net
Streams
Live streams
Featured streams
Multi-Viewer
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More options
Contact us
Close Menu
Forums
Paranormal Forum
Space Exploration & the Cosmos
SpaceX claims it can get to Mars by 2018
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Num7" data-source="post: 131836" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>T-minus two years to Mars. In a tweet yesterday afternoon, private spaceflight company SpaceX announced its intention to send its Dragon capsule to Mars as soon as 2018. But will the Red Dragon really fly? The timeline has been labelled ambitious, but realistic.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://d1o50x50snmhul.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/21424800115_1ff6e4624d_o-1200x800.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>“Everything about Dragon since the beginning has been done with Mars in mind, you can tell from the design,” says Jim Bell of Arizona State University in Tempe, who has worked on several NASA missions to Mars and is working on the planned Mars 2020 rover. “I wouldn’t put anything past these folks.”</p><p></p><p>The tough part won’t be getting the spacecraft to Mars, but getting it down to the surface. And the company will need some help from NASA. Details are scarce at the moment, but the overall plan has been in motion since at least 2011, says Brian Glass at NASA Ames Research Center in California.</p><p></p><p>“This is not out of the blue,” he says. “It’s not just boom, two years off the block. This is more like a seven-year effort that culminates with launch in 2018 and goes from there.”</p><p></p><p>SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket first launched in 2008, and its Dragon capsule has been successfully ferrying cargo to the International Space Station since 2012. The trip to Mars will use souped-up versions of both: the Falcon Heavy rocket, which is essentially three stages of the Falcon 9 rocket strapped together, and the Dragon 2 capsule, which will eventually bring astronauts to and from the ISS.</p><p></p><p>“If the Falcon Heavy stays on schedule and the Dragon 2 stays on schedule, they can make 2018,” says former NASA chief technologist Robert Braun, now at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. “If those elements take longer, then 2018 gets harder to do.”</p><p></p><p>Neither piece of kit has been extensively tested yet. The first Falcon Heavy launch is scheduled for later this year, and Dragon 2 is set to undergo test flights this year and next year.</p><p></p><p>Continue reading:</p><p><a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2086270-spacex-claims-it-can-get-to-mars-by-2018-what-are-its-chances/" target="_blank">SpaceX claims it can get to Mars by 2018 – what are its chances?</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Num7, post: 131836, member: 1"] T-minus two years to Mars. In a tweet yesterday afternoon, private spaceflight company SpaceX announced its intention to send its Dragon capsule to Mars as soon as 2018. But will the Red Dragon really fly? The timeline has been labelled ambitious, but realistic. [IMG]https://d1o50x50snmhul.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/21424800115_1ff6e4624d_o-1200x800.jpg[/IMG] “Everything about Dragon since the beginning has been done with Mars in mind, you can tell from the design,” says Jim Bell of Arizona State University in Tempe, who has worked on several NASA missions to Mars and is working on the planned Mars 2020 rover. “I wouldn’t put anything past these folks.” The tough part won’t be getting the spacecraft to Mars, but getting it down to the surface. And the company will need some help from NASA. Details are scarce at the moment, but the overall plan has been in motion since at least 2011, says Brian Glass at NASA Ames Research Center in California. “This is not out of the blue,” he says. “It’s not just boom, two years off the block. This is more like a seven-year effort that culminates with launch in 2018 and goes from there.” SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket first launched in 2008, and its Dragon capsule has been successfully ferrying cargo to the International Space Station since 2012. The trip to Mars will use souped-up versions of both: the Falcon Heavy rocket, which is essentially three stages of the Falcon 9 rocket strapped together, and the Dragon 2 capsule, which will eventually bring astronauts to and from the ISS. “If the Falcon Heavy stays on schedule and the Dragon 2 stays on schedule, they can make 2018,” says former NASA chief technologist Robert Braun, now at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. “If those elements take longer, then 2018 gets harder to do.” Neither piece of kit has been extensively tested yet. The first Falcon Heavy launch is scheduled for later this year, and Dragon 2 is set to undergo test flights this year and next year. Continue reading: [URL="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2086270-spacex-claims-it-can-get-to-mars-by-2018-what-are-its-chances/"]SpaceX claims it can get to Mars by 2018 – what are its chances?[/URL] [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Paranormal Forum
Space Exploration & the Cosmos
SpaceX claims it can get to Mars by 2018
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top