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Scheduled for 2023 - I do hope this doesn't interfere with the SpaceX Mars missions.
by nmeofthestate 8y ago
Scheduled for 2023 - I do hope this doesn't interfere with the SpaceX Mars missions.
- perilunar 8y agoWhy would it? Yusaku Maezawa is paying a “non-trivial” amount of the development costs, and it’s the same rocket.
- simonh 8y agoA trans-lunar flight might be very useful as a test flight before the first Mars mission anyway. Going to Mars will be an extremely risky venture to start with and the first few vehicles probably won't be coming back even if they make it, so it also makes sense to extract a bit of economic value out of the vehicle beforehand.