Starship was born, can we go to Mars in 2020?

Last year, the birth of the space exploration technology company's starship undoubtedly brought great news to the aviation industry, and the course of human exploration of space may be staged in advance. It is reported that the spacecraft can accommodate 40 people, which will make human migration possible.

Space exploration technology company

Is an American private aerospace manufacturer and aerospace transportation company, headquartered in Hawthorne, California, USA. The company is owned by entrepreneur Elon? Musk was founded in 2002 with the goal of reducing the cost of space transportation and colonizing Mars.

Falcon series launch vehicles and Dragon series spacecraft have been developed to transport loads into geocentric orbit.

As of February 20 19, Space Exploration Technology Company has cooperated with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States to carry out 16 replenishment missions for the International Space Station.

Achievements of space exploration technology company

In 20 1 1 year, NASA awarded a commercial manned development contract to Space Exploration Technology Company to develop and test manned dragon spacecraft and transport astronauts to and from the International Space Station.

On 20 15 12, Space Exploration Technology Company flew Falcon 9 rocket back to the landing site near the launch site, and successfully made a vertical dynamic landing, which was the first time that an orbiting rocket had achieved this achievement.

In the CRS-8 launch mission in April of 20 16, Space Exploration Technology Company successfully landed the first stage of the rocket on an unmanned landing ship at sea and sent the dragon spacecraft into low-earth orbit.

2065438+In March 2007, Space Exploration Technology Company launched the first stage of recovery rocket again and landed successfully again.

2065438+September 2006, CEO Elon? Musk announced the mission architecture of the Interstellar Transportation System (ITS). The goal of this private investment project is to develop space flight technology for manned interstellar travel.

In 20 17, Musk announced that the interstellar transportation system was renamed the Great Falcon Rocket (BFR), which can be completely reused and will become the largest rocket in the world. It is planned that 265438+ will be put into use in the early 1920s.

It is estimated that in 2020, BFR will lead the first space passengers to the moon. This rocket will be one of the largest launch vehicles in the world at that time.

The great falcon rocket

Space exploration technology company is developing an ultra-heavy launch system called "Great Falcon Rocket". Great Falcon rockets include first-stage launch vehicles and spacecraft that can be completely reused. It is planned to completely replace the company's existing spacecraft in 265438+1920s, and at the same time, to build ground facilities that can be quickly and repeatedly launched, and to develop zero-gravity propellant replenishment technology in near-earth orbit.

The space exploration technology company originally designed the interstellar transportation system completely according to the needs of other interstellar transportation such as Mars. In 20 17, space exploration technology company began to design aircraft with intercontinental passenger transport, near-earth orbit transport, lunar orbit transport and interstellar mission execution capabilities. Japanese entrepreneur Tomoko Maezawa signed a contract with Space Exploration Technology Co., Ltd. to fly to the moon by Falcon rocket.

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In other words, the current technology can only send passengers to the moon. If you want to send passengers to Mars, unless there is another major breakthrough in science and technology, in March 2020, Elon? Musk said at the "Satellite 2020" held in Washington that unless technology advances by leaps and bounds, he may not see the day when the spacecraft will carry people to Mars in his lifetime.