Did you know that soon humans will be able to settle on Mars?
Maybe in 2020!
Yes! America’s private aerospace manufacturer SpaceX is working progressively towards building a spacecraft called Starship. Through this, SpaceX is aiming for interplanetary transportation, building a civilization on the planet Mars, and much more! And to make it happen, they are building this rocket-spacecraft combo, which can launch about 100 hundred passengers and large amounts of cargo at one go.
Sounds exciting, doesn’t it?
Let’s learn more about SpaceX Starship and its mission.
Putting Boots on Mars
The year was 2007. SpaceX’s founder and lead designer Elon Musk came up with the idea to colonize Mars, explore other planets, and help make humans a multi-planet species. Soon the idea started taking form. By 2012, the company started designing the Raptor Rocket Engine, which would propel all versions of the launch vehicle called Super Heavy and the spacecraft called Starship.
Let’s look at the parts of this space vehicle.
Two stages of Mars vehicle architecture
Stage One: The booster
Known as Super Heavy, this booster is the first stage of the Starship vehicle. Measuring 63 meters (207 ft) long and 9 meters (30 ft) in diameter, this booster has stainless steel tanks that hold the subcooled liquids – methane and liquid oxygen (CH4/LOX) propellants. The design of the booster will enable it to successfully return to its launching mount. The primary purpose of the first-stage booster is to propel the Starship to orbital altitudes and beyond.
Stage Two: The Starship
A fully reusable, second stage space vehicle, the Starship is developed by SpaceX. It is designed to carry heavy amounts of cargo as well as passengers for a long duration. Along with the booster, the spacecraft will be used on orbital launches as a two-stage-to orbit launch vehicle. According to SpaceX, this Starship will be the ‘world’s most powerful launch vehicle ever made.
Starship missions
Although each Starship mission will vary, some of its common missions will be:
Ticket to Mars
Did you know that SpaceX has already handpicked its first passenger for the ‘Moon Loop’ mission?
Yes! Japanese entrepreneur, artist and founder of Zozotown, Yusaku Maezawa has signed a deal to be the first private customer to ride around the moon. He would also select a handful of artists who would accompany him on this mission.
With SpaceX Starship coming alive, a lot of space exploration will become easier. And who knows, humans may discover other living species in faraway planets.
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Comments
Tanushri
July 14, 2020
But if we settle on Mars we will have water shortage , food shortages
Harsh
June 6, 2020
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Beetantani Halder
May 30, 2020
Nice information .very helpful for eary arospace eingeer.
ANIRUDH
April 23, 2020
I think the school will take us on field trips or camping on Mars ????????????⚗?⚠️☢☣♾⁉️❓❔❕❗➰➿〰️??
Kristi
February 14, 2020
Wow that’s awesome ?????
Shreyank
February 8, 2020
Wish it happens soon ??
Aditya Tomar
February 6, 2020
Yes it can come alive
Abhinav LG
January 27, 2020
Hope it will be true
K advaith
January 23, 2020
Wow interesting
Parashuram
January 19, 2020
I’ll think that it’s impossible to survive in Mars
Because there is no existence of oxygen
Adila bashar
January 7, 2020
Wish to settle on mars
Rishab
November 26, 2019
I think it is a good idea, but…. Before planning for Mars if they could use this spacecraft and help the earth escape from the astroid which is going to your the earth on 2023 or the is an other asteroid called apophis which will surely not the earth on 14 June of 2019
Abhimanyu
November 24, 2019
If we had a step on mars than than our next aim is to settle there. Since they have already found the fossil of bacteria.
And even the water in the mars as ice and underground water, even as the stream of river by the rower
Trishan Saha
November 21, 2019
Wow!
Swastika
November 17, 2019
One day our schools will take us to a trip on Moon with SpaceX??