Spacex CEO wants to co-build and fund huge Mars colony effort

RAMA · November 28 2012, 05:54 AM

http://www.space.com/18596-mars-colo...elon-musk.html

The techno-philanthropist/techno-entrepreneurs strike again. I'd like to see more of these potential government-industry efforts in space as well as on Earth for large science endeavors.

sojourner · November 28 2012, 06:43 AM

Old news. We've known all along that Musk wanted to get to Mars. And philanthropist? really? He's hoping to charge $500,000 per seat.

Crazy Eddie · November 28 2012, 04:19 PM

Yeah, he's really more of an entrepreneur than a philanthropist.

Robert Maxwell · November 28 2012, 04:50 PM

80,000 people is about how many people on Earth have a net worth of $30 million or more.

iguana_tonante · November 28 2012, 05:02 PM

Technophilanthropist? As is "genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist"?

Robert Maxwell · November 28 2012, 05:10 PM

iguana_tonante wrote:

Technophilanthropist? As is "genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist"?

Batman's sending us to Mars?

Blip · November 28 2012, 05:14 PM

No. Tony Stark is. :P

iguana_tonante · November 28 2012, 05:35 PM

As long as it isn't Eddard, I'm ok with it. It's cold on Mars.

RAMA · November 28 2012, 06:16 PM

sojourner wrote:

Old news. We've known all along that Musk wanted to get to Mars. And philanthropist? really? He's hoping to charge $500,000 per seat.

Actually you're right, I should have said techno-philanthropist/techno-entrepreneur..the new breed we are seeing who are bypassing the old ways of getting things done, that are accelerating our ideas of what is possible. I would never have suggested that these people didn't want to make any money at all!

RAMA · November 28 2012, 06:19 PM

Robert Maxwell wrote:

80,000 people is about how many people on Earth have a net worth of $30 million or more.

The number of millionaires worldwide is increasing rapidly.

The 80,000 number is the amount they plan on sending per year according to Musk. The total needed would be in the millions for a colony.

sojourner wrote:

Old news. We've known all along that Musk wanted to get to Mars. And philanthropist? really? He's hoping to charge $500,000 per seat.

It's not old news when its a co-gov't venture. We see someone who is motivated enough that realistically could make it happen, then people take notice.

RAMA

Robert Maxwell · November 28 2012, 06:35 PM

RAMA wrote:

Robert Maxwell wrote:

80,000 people is about how many people on Earth have a net worth of $30 million or more.

The number of millionaires worldwide is increasing rapidly.

The 80,000 number is the amount they plan on sending per year according to Musk. The total needed would be in the millions for a colony.

sojourner wrote:

Old news. We've known all along that Musk wanted to get to Mars. And philanthropist? really? He's hoping to charge $500,000 per seat.

It's not old news when its a co-gov't venture. We see someone who is motivated enough that realistically could make it happen, then people take notice.

RAMA

At $500K a seat, he's not going to get "millions" on Mars in any reasonable timeframe (less than decades.)

RAMA · November 28 2012, 07:15 PM

Robert Maxwell wrote:

RAMA wrote:

Robert Maxwell wrote:

80,000 people is about how many people on Earth have a net worth of $30 million or more.

The number of millionaires worldwide is increasing rapidly.

The 80,000 number is the amount they plan on sending per year according to Musk. The total needed would be in the millions for a colony.

sojourner wrote:

Old news. We've known all along that Musk wanted to get to Mars. And philanthropist? really? He's hoping to charge $500,000 per seat.

It's not old news when its a co-gov't venture. We see someone who is motivated enough that realistically could make it happen, then people take notice.

RAMA

At $500K a seat, he's not going to get "millions" on Mars in any reasonable timeframe (less than decades.)

The more common the trips/tech become the more the price will come down.

RAMA

Robert Maxwell · November 28 2012, 07:34 PM

RAMA wrote:

Robert Maxwell wrote:

RAMA wrote:

The number of millionaires worldwide is increasing rapidly.

The 80,000 number is the amount they plan on sending per year according to Musk. The total needed would be in the millions for a colony.

It's not old news when its a co-gov't venture. We see someone who is motivated enough that realistically could make it happen, then people take notice.

RAMA

At $500K a seat, he's not going to get "millions" on Mars in any reasonable timeframe (less than decades.)

The more common the trips/tech become the more the price will come down.

RAMA

But not to a level where average people can afford it, at least not within our lifetimes.

Crazy Eddie · November 28 2012, 08:18 PM

RAMA wrote:

Robert Maxwell wrote:

80,000 people is about how many people on Earth have a net worth of $30 million or more.

The number of millionaires worldwide is increasing rapidly.

The 80,000 number is the amount they plan on sending per year according to Musk.

It's not "per year" though, that's his upper limit for the colony itself. With anything resembling realistic technology, it would take upwards of ten years to transport that number of people to Mars, even before accounting for returns and deaths.

It's not old news when its a co-gov't venture.

I think you mean to say it WON'T be old news when it's a co-government venture. It isn't yet, and won't be for a long time.

RAMA · November 28 2012, 08:39 PM

newtype_alpha wrote:

It's not "per year" though, that's his upper limit for the colony itself. With anything resembling realistic technology, it would take upwards of ten years to transport that number of people to Mars, even before accounting for returns and deaths.

Millions of people needed for Mars colony, so 80k+ would just be the number moving to Mars per year

https://twitter.com/elonmusk

It's not old news when its a co-gov't venture. I think you mean to say it WON'T be old news when it's a co-government venture. It isn't yet, and won't be for a long time.

yup

November 28 2012, 05:54 AM	#1
RAMA Vice Admiral Location: NJ, USA	Spacex CEO wants to co-build and fund huge Mars colony effort http://www.space.com/18596-mars-colo...elon-musk.html The techno-philanthropist/techno-entrepreneurs strike again. I'd like to see more of these potential government-industry efforts in space as well as on Earth for large science endeavors. __________________ “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.”—Stephen R. Covey Last edited by RAMA; November 28 2012 at 06:22 PM.

November 28 2012, 06:43 AM	#2
sojourner Vice Admiral Location: I'm at WKRP	Re: Spacex CEO wants to co-build and fund huge Mars colony effort Old news. We've known all along that Musk wanted to get to Mars. And philanthropist? really? He's hoping to charge $500,000 per seat. __________________ Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...

November 28 2012, 04:19 PM	#3
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November 28 2012, 04:50 PM	#4
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iguana_tonante Vice Admiral Location: Italy, EU	Re: Spacex CEO wants to co-build and fund huge Mars colony effort Technophilanthropist? As is "genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist"? __________________ Scientist. Gentleman. Teacher. Fighter. Lover. Father.

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November 28 2012, 05:14 PM	#7
Blip Fleet Captain Location: Deck 13, section 21-Alpha	Re: Spacex CEO wants to co-build and fund huge Mars colony effort No. Tony Stark is. :P __________________ It's not "I could care less", it's "I couldn't care less." If you have failed to grasp this concept you should probably vacate the internet.

November 28 2012, 05:35 PM	#8
iguana_tonante Vice Admiral Location: Italy, EU	Re: Spacex CEO wants to co-build and fund huge Mars colony effort As long as it isn't Eddard, I'm ok with it. It's cold on Mars. __________________ Scientist. Gentleman. Teacher. Fighter. Lover. Father.