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It’s quite simple: they haven’t shown they’re actually serious about it. Musk has made claims about launching manned missions to Mars, but he’s made similar cla
by p_j_w 3y ago
It’s quite simple: they haven’t shown they’re actually serious about it. Musk has made claims about launching manned missions to Mars, but he’s made similar claims about self driving cars and hyperloops, all of which were bullshit. The only claims he’s made that have come to any fruition are the ones with an immediate profit, a profile that colonizing Mars doesn’t fit. On top of all this, they haven’t even made it look like they’re serious about tackling the challenges of sending people on a long haul trip through space.
- pnpnp 3y agoMany of the design decisions they’ve taken don’t make sense otherwise. The rocket appears to be designed for reusability in Mars. They could have followed traditional designs and saved a lot of money.
- p_j_w 3y agoI’ll believe this when they’ve shown that they’re working on solving the problem of life support on Mars rather than a glorified taxi cab to certain death.
- pnpnp 3y agoI think the life support problem on Mars is a supply/demand problem. We haven't been able to make it yet, so why worry about developing life support systems? The initial proposals I have seen is to send robotic missions first to prove out the land/launch capability. Even if it's not SpaceX, someone else will probably follow this pattern.
- dgrin91 3y agoHe also made claims about reusable rockets and electric cars. "Mars man bad" only makes sense when you cherry pick Elon quotes. You can say Elon is an asshole. You can say he exaggerates. You can say he lies. You can say he makes the world worse. But you can't say he isn't trying for Mars or self driving. The fact that the $1B+ he has directed towards a Mars-oriented vehicle hasn't gone to Mars _yet_ doesn't mean he isn't working towards it. Similar story with the $1B+ spent on self-driving. Maybe it will fail, but saying its all BS is self-delusion.