SpaceX aims to land Spaceships on Mars by 2022

Elon Musk has spoken more about his envisioned plan to colonize the planet of Mars. The owner of Tesla says he is aiming to land a minimum of 2 cargo ships on Mars by the year 2022; a mere five years away. These cargo ships will put in place power generators as well as mining and life support frameworks that will assist endeavours. He further added that ships with crew members will reach two years after that. Musk revealed these plans during the International Astronautical Congress set in Australia.



In order to reach these deadlines, the rocket company will start building the first of its spaceships by mid 2018.  The rocket is called the BFR, an abbreviation for Big Falcon Rocket. It is made by SpaceX. In the event that Musk reaches his deadlines, the people who look to live in Mars will go there in comfort thanks to the BFR. It can take up to one hundred passengers thanks to its 40 cabins. The rocket will also house many common areas and an entertainment system.

Elon Musk claims that his SpaceX company has figured out ways to pay for these expensive trips but he chose not to reveal any information about the methods or the cost of everything. The company currently focuses on launching satellites and services and maintains the International Space Station and they think they can make enough money from these ventures to sponsor their goals of colonizing Mars. They are also looking into ways of making the rocket reusable. This can help reduce the overall cost associated with the missions.

The CEO has grand plans that surpass his goal of exploring the Red Planet. He says he wants to make use of the rockets to establish a base on the moon. He refers to this as Moon Base Alpha. Another goal of his plan is to use the Big Falcon Rocket to clean up the outer space. He hopes to do this by taking old unused satellites and other debris that floats in the space outside Earth.

As he continued his presentation, Musk spoke about using rockets right on Earth to cover large distances in extremely short time spans. This means one could go from New York to China’s capital in an astounding thirty nine minutes.

Of course, there are many other companies that have their eyes set on putting crews on Mars. NASA, Boeing and Lockheed have all revealed plans to send crew members to the Red Planet.

Musk reveals a long range Tesla Model 3

Out of the more than half a million consumers who preordered a Tesla Model 3, the automaker delivered the first 30 at a handover event in California. The event served as a platform for more news. Elon Musk took the time to show the Model 3 off and talk about it in detail. He spoke about features such as the much talked about spartan interior.

Information on the Tesla Model 3

The Tesla Model 3 starts at $35000 before any incentives. It features a 15 inch touch screen set in the middle. On the side of power, it can do 0 to 60 mph in 5.6 seconds and 220 miles of range. The automobile has enough room to sit 5 people without any discomfort.



Musk also unveiled a new addition. It was a long range Model 3. It promises up to 310 miles of range on a single charge. According to Musk, the long range Model 3 will start at $44,000. It can do 0 to 60 mph in of 5.1 seconds, along with a supercharging rate of 170 miles in 30 minutes.

The costs go up sharply depending on what kind of upgrades you want. Any colour other than black, for example, will cost an extra $1,000. If you are looking for 19 inch sports wheels it will set you back an additional $1,500.

The automaker will also offer a premium package. It costs $5000 and has features like heated seating, an upgraded audio system, tinted glass roof, LED fog lamps, and more.

The company needs to make the automobile at great scale if they are to satisfy the demand. Elon Musk hopes to manufacture around 20000 Model 3’s in December. “We are going to go through at least six months of manufacturing hell,” Musk said at the handover event as he spoke about the automobile.