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[Kill Your Masters]

So if someone is born on Mars, they're basically a Martian.

Gonna need a way bigger wall to keep martian immigrants out /s

 

[KingofGourds]

I want to be alive to see the first flight to Mars.

That too. Musk is just getting me too hyped right now.

 

[kAmui-]

Gonna need a way bigger wall to keep martian immigrants out /s

I'm gonna build a sphere.

 

[Ensirius]

Space race is back baby

 

[The Elite]

I like all the detail even though I don't understand it all.

 

[Damerman]

I'm gonna build a sphere.

extraterrestrials will pay for it.

 

[blu]

It's less than half of Earth's.

Ok, but does that suffice for a from-surface trip to earth?

..
Ok, Elon just addressed that while I was typing this.

 

[Ensirius]

I like all the detail even though I don't understand it all.

All?
I don't understand anything.

 

[superdeluxe]

Can you imagine being stuck on this colony when you hear news about the resupply rocket from Earth blowing up? Fuuuuuuck.

Well you just need to science the shit out of it to survive.

 

[GashPrex]

I don't care if this works or not, but we need people willing to put these ideas into action.

 

[The Elite]

Well you just need to science the shit out of it to survive.

Everyone will be required to watch The Martian.

 

[TyrantII]

Sign me up.

Stuff like this keeps me sane, especially when half the country will be voting for that fake snake oil salesman we saw last night.

Elon is the real deal. Buissiness as a tool for progress.

 

[superdeluxe]

This is the back story to the Expanse, isn't it.

 

[Disxo]

How are you going to fit 100 people there?

 

[androvsky]

90 day transit time?? Was I reading that slide right?

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

80 days!?

 

[The Elite]

How are you going to fit 100 people there?

That economy class squeeze... for 80 days or more. Edit: Sounds like it will be quite comfortable.

80 days!?

From Earth to Mars in 80 days is a move that needs to be made.

 

[Tugatrix]

90 days of trip how?

 

[Epsilon-delta]

This is the back story to the Expanse, isn't it.

Na, I think we go way of The Culture or bust.

 

[Hayama Akito]

I really want to believe that I will be alive for this...

 

[Disxo]

90 fucking days? WHAT

 

[superdeluxe]

How are you going to fit 100 people there?

Or 200 for that matter.

 

[ElFly]

it is a shame 2020 will be missed for the launch; the trip time to mars being that short won't repeat for more than a decade after, and the planned 2024 trip will be 140 days

 

[Alexlf]

I don't know about with 100 other people, but it looks pretty swanky to live on. I wouldn't mind living there for 90+ days.

 

[kAmui-]

"It needs to be fun and exciting" You're going to mars! What more do you want!

 

[jet1911]

0G restaurant lol. Needs to be fun or else no rich people will want to go!

 

[CoolOff]

90 day transit time?? Was I reading that slide right?

80 days!?

90 days of trip how?

90 fucking days? WHAT

EMDRIVE BABY.

believe.

 

[TyrantII]

How are you going to fit 100 people there?

Same way 80 people used to travel across oceans over months.

We've already done it. We will do it again!

 

[Kill Your Masters]

Below 100 grand not bad.

Edit: lol at that south park reference.

 

[jmdajr]

EMDRIVE BABY.

believe.

Hmmm. Crazy if true.

 

[forknknife]

I love being able to live to at least see something like this. Hope this becomes a reality, it´d be humanity greatest achievement!

 

[The Elite]

lol. PROFIT

 

[Alexlf]

Nice south park gag there.

 

[Rentahamster]

FINALLY THE ???? ARE FILLED IN!!!!

 

[Disxo]

Steal underpants
????
Profit

 

[ElFly]

please donate to my kickstarter

 

[androvsky]

Same way 80 people used to travel across oceans over months.

We've already done it. We will do it again!

Not to mention VR is going to have come a long way by then. Vive 3s with treadmills (with bungee cords for fake gravity) for every passenger!

 

[The Elite]

FINALLY THE ???? ARE FILLED IN!!!!

The greatest human achievement.

 

[jet1911]

I wish I was super rich so I could give them a shit ton of money.

 

[Tacitus_]

I want to believe.

 

[superdeluxe]

Timeline..here we go

 

[Kill Your Masters]

That part about him accumulating money for the greater good. Man. We need more rich people like him amd Gates.

 

[Alexlf]

I'd never heard Musk speak before now, and even though he's not a great speaker he really sells the dream. I genuinely get the sense he's pushing for this with everything he has, and that he can succeed.

Heck ya.

 

[forknknife]

this thread is slow as fuck. How is gaf not following this? You let me down, gaf, you let me down....

 

[Morts]

I really want to believe he'll get anything of this accomplished in the next ten years but he's missing a lot of specifics. What about radiation? Bone density loss during the trip? If the spaceship goes back to earth for the next trip what do they build the habitats out of?

 

[RandomExpletive]

this thread is slow as fuck. How is gaf not following this? You let me down, gaf, you let me down....

We're all patiently waiting for the spacesuit reveal

 

[Elitist1945]

This is all so amazing.

 

[blu]

this thread is slow as fuck. How is gaf not following this? You let me down, gaf, you let me down....

SpaceGAF following the event are not easily swayed into hype/hysteria?

 

[chrizzz09]

So this means that I can get my new iPhone with express space shipping in 25 minutes after the launch keynote. Great.

 

[Oriel]

Why do I get the impression that news reporters will focus on the "10 mins travel from New York and London" bit instead of travel to Mars?