SpaceX: Journey To Mars
                     SPACEX: JOURNEY TO MARS
Introduction
SpaceX's Mars program is a development 
program initiated by Elon Musk and SpaceX 
in order to facilitate the eventual 
colonization of Mars. 
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About the Program
The program includes fully reusable launch 
vehicles, human-rated spacecraft, on-orbit 
propellant tankers, rapid-turnaround 
launch/landing mounts, and local production 
of rocket fuel on Mars via in situ resource 
utilization (ISRU). 
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Goal
SpaceX's aspirational goal has been to land 
the first humans on Mars by 2024, but in 
October 2020 Elon Musk named 2024 as a 
goal for an uncrewed mission.
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Key Element
A key element of the program is planned to 
be the SpaceX Starship, a fully reusable 
super-heavy lift launch vehicle under 
development since 2018. To achieve a large 
payload, the spacecraft would first enter 
Earth orbit, where it is expected to be 
refueled before it departs to Mars.
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Intend of SpaceX
SpaceX intends to concentrate its resources 
on the transportation part of the Mars 
colonization project, including the design of 
a propellant plant based on the Sabatier 
process that will be deployed on Mars to 
synthesize methane and liquid oxygen as 
rocket propellants from the local supply of 
atmospheric carbon dioxide and ground-
accessible water ice.
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What is the Mars 
city?
Musk plans to build a full-size city on the 
surface of Mars. This would be a city open 
to regular people, not just scientists and 
researchers.
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Why does Elon 
Musk want to build 
a city on Mars?
Musk’s stated aim is to transform humanity 
into a multi-planet species. Over the years, 
he has listed reasons as to why humanity 
would want to expand into the universe. 
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How will Elon Musk 
build a city on 
Mars?
Central to the plan is the Starship. This fully-
reusable rocket, currently under 
development in Texas, will enable SpaceX to 
send humans and cargo to Mars. The ship 
will be capable of launching over 100 tons 
or 100 people into space at a time.
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How it work?
Its use of liquid oxygen and methane as 
fuel, rather than the rocket propellant used 
in the Falcon 9, means explorers can fly to 
Mars, refuel using resources found on the 
planet, and fly back to Earth. The astronauts 
could even venture out further into space, 
building a planet-hopping network of 
refueling stations along the way.
Source: www.inverse.com
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