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Within the decade? I wish I was that optimistic. There are only so many windows in the next decade where it's economical to send/receive rockets to mars. The pl

by Fred34 3y ago

Within the decade? I wish I was that optimistic. There are only so many windows in the next decade where it's economical to send/receive rockets to mars. The planets have to literally align for it can be economical to send/receive people. https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/close-and-far-martian-oppositions/ https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/close-and-far-mart...

ben_w 3y ago
I'd say 50/50 on the launch (but not landing on Mars let alone returning to Earth) of a manned Mars mission this decade; Musk is famously over-optimistic, but his companies do tend to actually arrive at the destination.
- Fred34 3y ago
  Yea that sounds about right.