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Nov 27, 2018

Elon Musk says there’s a 70% chance he’s going to move to Mars

Posted by in categories: climatology, Elon Musk, engineering, habitats, space travel

Elon Musk wants humans to make it to Mars. With his company SpaceX at his back, he’s pushed forward with some incredibly bold claims about what is possible for mankind on the Red Planet. He’s shown off concepts for Mars settlements and even called out scientists who say climate engineering on the planet is impossible.

Now, in an interview with HBO’s Axios, Musk doubles down on one of the more off-the-wall claims he’s made during his years in the spotlight. Mars, he says, will be his eventual home, and he estimates his odds of moving to the planet at a generous 70%.

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Nov 26, 2018

Touchdown on Mars!

Posted by in categories: habitats, space travel

Our NASA InSight spacecraft stuck the #MarsLanding!

Its new home is Elysium Planitia, a still, flat region where it’s set to study seismic waves and heat deep below the surface of the Red Planet for a planned two-year mission.

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Nov 26, 2018

NASA Live: Official Stream of NASA TV

Posted by in categories: education, space travel

LANDING NOW!!! SUCCESS! MARSINSIGHT HAS LANDED. WAITING FOR THE FIRST IMAGES LATER ON TODAY! CONGRATS NASA.


Direct from America’s space program to YouTube, watch NASA TV live streaming here to get the latest from our exploration of the universe and learn how we discover our home planet.

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Nov 26, 2018

NASA InSight Mars Landing Coverage

Posted by in category: space travel

It’s #MarsLanding Day! Today, our NASA InSight spacecraft blazes into the atmosphere of Mars at 12,300 mph and slows to just 5 mph in less than 7 minutes, before gently touching down on the surface. Watch live starting at 2 p.m. EST.

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Nov 26, 2018

A NASA spacecraft is set to land on Mars today

Posted by in category: space travel

WATCH: The countdown begins as the Mars Insight Lander is set to touch down today. This will be NASA’s first attempt at landing on Mars since the Curiosity Rover in 2012.

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Nov 26, 2018

What If Humanity Became an Interstellar Society?

Posted by in category: space travel

What would it take to become an interstellar civilization?

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Nov 26, 2018

NASA ScienceCasts: New InSight into the Red Planet

Posted by in category: space travel

We’ve always referred to Mars as the Red Planet because of its surface color. But what’s below that dusty crust? NASA InSight mission is currently cruising through space, set for our #MarsLanding and determined to find out.

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Nov 25, 2018

AI for interstellar travel Photo

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, space travel

Stephen Baxter collaborates with i4is on AI for interstellar travel — Andreas Hein and Stephen Baxter explore the potential of artificial intelligence for interstellar exploration and colonization in a brand-new arXiv preprint (Image: Adrian Mann)

https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.06526

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Nov 25, 2018

NASA’s Next Stop: ‘The Biggest Parking Lot On Mars’

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The InSight spacecraft is about to land.

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Nov 25, 2018

Elon Musk Denies That SpaceX’s Mars Colony Will Be a Ticket Out for the Rich

Posted by in categories: education, Elon Musk, space travel

As Mars colonization inches ever closer to becoming a reality, some have argued that the ability to afford a ticket to the Red Planet is a luxury afforded only to the wealthiest members of society. Billionaire Elon Musk has said it’ll run potential Mars inhabitants traveling with his company SpaceX hundreds of thousands of dollars to get there. But in a new interview, he rebuffed the assertion that a one-way ticket to Mars is an easy ticket out for the rich.

The comments were part of an interview with the SpaceX and Tesla CEO that will air Sunday evening in the final episode of Axios’ four-part limited documentary series on HBO. In a clip from the interview, Elon Musk hinted that advancements by his company for Mars colonization have been notable and said there’s a “70 percent” chance that he heads to the Red Planet himself.

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