“@bartjehoel @djenkins6 Correct, pure electric. Wish orbital rockets could be so too, but there’s no escaping Newton’s Third Law. SpaceX is already developing high efficiency CO2 capture with H2O to form liquid CH4 (methane) & O2. Critical for propellant production at Mars Base Alpha.”
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“@Everman SpaceX will prob build 30 to 40 rocket cores for ~300 missions over 5 years. Then BFR takes over & Falcon retires. Goal of BFR is to enable anyone to move to moon, Mars & eventually outer planets.”
“Petra and Mars https://t.co/AFgsZVlImZ https://www.instagram.com/p/BglRR6EgB8j/”
“@angilly I don’t get the little ship thing. You can’t show up at Mars in something the size of a rowboat. What if there are Martians? It would be so embarrassing.”
“Last pic of Starman in Roadster on its journey to Mars orbit and then the Asteroid Belt https://t.co/IWSjRyTr8V https://www.instagram.com/p/Be6VZEzgAEk/”
“Third burn successful. Exceeded Mars orbit and kept going to the Asteroid Belt. https://t.co/bKhRN73WHF”
“Upper stage restart nominal, apogee raised to 7000 km. Will spend 5 hours getting zapped in Van Allen belts & then attempt final burn for Mars.”
“Falcon Heavy sends a car to Mars https://t.co/Y7uBtU6Mt2 https://youtu.be/Tk338VXcb24”
“Mars Awaits https://t.co/ZDo1pjT6q4 https://www.instagram.com/p/Bey4NfSgWAi/”
“Falcon Heavy launch simulation almost ready. Will be set to Bowie’s Life on Mars.”
“It is high time that humanity went beyond Earth. Should have a moon base by now and sent astronauts to Mars. The future needs to inspire. https://t.co/6HjDQnRSA5 https://x.com/newscientist/status/941032850492715009”
“Payload will be my midnight cherry Tesla Roadster playing Space Oddity. Destination is Mars orbit. Will be in deep space for a billion years or so if it doesn’t blow up on ascent.”
“Why is there no Flat Mars Society!?”
“Mars sky is the opposite of Earth Blue sunrise and sunset Red during the day https://t.co/RjmSZ98bCz https://x.com/worldandscience/status/935297418651979776”
“Mars City Opposite of Earth. Dawn and dusk sky are blue on Mars and day sky is red. https://t.co/XHcZIdgqnb https://www.instagram.com/p/BZm_FXPg6YZ/”
“@newscientist Moon base alpha (cheesy show, but I loved it) plus Mars”
“@jeff_foust Plan is to do powered landings on Mars for sure, but with a vastly bigger ship”
“Colonizing Mars (thanks Prof Hubbard for creating this from my talk). Major changes to the plan coming soon. https://t.co/s59qMHUj5O http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/space.2017.29009.emu”
“Mars V2 plan coming soon, which I think addresses the most fundamental flaw in V1: how to pay for development & operation of giant rockets https://t.co/yaITdVdpEc https://x.com/sciam/status/875756138121310208”
“@RajveerJolly We are developing the interplanetary rocket and spaceship to allow anyone to travel to the moon, Mars & beyond, regardless of nationality”
“@karaswisher Perhaps there will be some future bill that makes a difference for Mars, but this is not it.”
“@karaswisher I am not. This bill changes almost nothing about what NASA is doing. Existing programs stay in place and there is no added funding for Mars.”
“@thelogicbox @IanrossWins Mars is critical for the long-term survival of humanity and life on Earth as we know it”
“@CMaggiore50 Typing Mars after holding down the T symbol on the center console works on S and X. Also try renaming your car 42.”
“To activate the Model X holiday performance, just type holidays or ModelXmas after pressing the logo. Also, Mars. https://t.co/8Cy7YPlECX”
“@bearsper Will do a Reddit AMA on Mars in the next week or two”
“@BArtusio Three cable elevator on a crane. Wind force on Mars is low, so don't need to worry about being blown around.”
“A Million Humans Could Live on Mars By the 2060s https://t.co/d0nlk1xfOl via @NatGeo http://on.natgeo.com/2cTNcqn”
“@rocketrepreneur 382s is with a 150 area ratio vacuum (or Mars ambient pressure) nozzle. Will go over specs for both versions on Tues.”
“Turns out MCT can go well beyond Mars, so will need a new name…”
“Really tempting to redesign upper stage for return too (Falcon Heavy has enough power), but prob best to stay focused on the Mars rocket”
“Great image of ancient Mars https://t.co/iy3AngxKlq https://x.com/discovermag/status/733361619133026304”
“@JohanMancus Historical precedent. Mars vehicle will be metric.”
“Dragon 2 is designed to be able to land anywhere in the solar system. Red Dragon Mars mission is the first test flight.”
“@levie Tickets to orbital hotels, the moon and Mars will be a lot less than people think.”
“The AEI meeting wasn't secret and I was only there for a few hours to talk about Mars and sustainable energy. Nothing to do with Trump.”
“Mostly accurate and fun movie about Mars. Worth seeing. https://t.co/6ujt1DG5j5 https://x.com/martianmovie/status/633986792216092678”
“In expendable mode, Falcon Heavy can send a fully loaded Dragon to Mars or a light Dragon to Jupiter's moons. Europa mission wd be cool.”
“Researchers at @NASA propose using @SpaceX Falcon/Dragon for Mars sample return mission http://t.co/U6LNKyF4Jr http://news.yahoo.com/red-dragon-mars-sample-return-mission-could-launch-114405239.html”
“Btw, not saying we *should* nuke Mars -- just layin' out a few options …”
“Article on @SpaceX and colonizing Mars by @waitbutwhy http://t.co/HhBJ48QSMW http://waitbutwhy.com/2015/08/how-and-why-spacex-will-colonize-mars.html”
“The rumor that I'm building a spaceship to get back to my home planet Mars is totally untrue”
“Water ice on Mars http://t.co/fPz1OF7EXI http://gizmodo.com/nasas-curiosity-rover-just-found-water-in-martian-soil-1403908591”
“Mars requires developing complex technology over a decade+, but market cares about next 3 months. Result would be conflicting priorities.”
“@bdcs Yup, it is super far. Moon is basically in our back yard relative to Mars.”
“To be super clear, I don't wish to (nor could I) mandate anything about a Mars Colony. Am just working on the tech to get people there.”
“Also, I am not the kale eating overlord of Mars (altho kale has its moments) http://t.co/nCjMgEjC http://www.thejanedough.com/peta-mars-vegan/”
“This gives a sense of what Mars would look like after changing the climate to sustain life http://t.co/DT1P5EUp http://m.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/01/a-martian-dream-heres-what-the-red-planet-would-look-like-with-earth-like-oceans-and-life/266791/”
“But if humanity wishes to become a multi-planet species, then we must figure out how to move millions of people to Mars.”
“Millions of people needed for Mars colony, so 80k+ would just be the number moving to Mars per year http://t.co/rwMuzVEK http://news.yahoo.com/huge-mars-colony-eyed-spacex-founder-elon-musk-120626263.html”
