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SpaceX could absolutely launch a mars mission with their existing rocket platforms and launch infrastructure. It would be tedious launching little pieces of a
by Teever 4y ago
SpaceX could absolutely launch a mars mission with their existing rocket platforms and launch infrastructure.
It would be tedious launching little pieces of a larger ship and assembling them in orbit but it could absolutely be done.
Instead of doing that they're choosing to build better, bigger rockets, and more infrastructure to make the eventual launches to mars more cost-effective and substantial.
- dwighttk 4y ago>Musk said he was going to Mars by 2018. >SpaceX could absolutely launch a mars mission with their existing rocket platforms and launch infrastructure. If they launched today they’d be 4 years late
- dsl 4y ago> SpaceX could absolutely launch a mars mission with their existing rocket platforms and launch infrastructure. Which highlights the major difference between public and private sector exploration. SpaceX killing everyone on their first attempt is a tragedy and they quickly move on, NASA doing it is a 10 year halt to any further work until a full public investigation takes place.
- thematrixturtle 4y ago> SpaceX killing everyone on their first attempt is a tragedy and they quickly move on I think you're confusing Virgin Galactic with SpaceX here.