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SpaceX co-founder billionaire Elon Musk wants help create a colony on Mars in which about 80 thousand would live human. Musk expects the delivery of one colonizer to The red planet can be realized for half a million dollars – due to the traveler. Start of an ambitious Mars settlement program should put sending groups of less than 10 people who would delivered a large reusable missile into place, working on liquid oxygen and methane. During the performance before Royal Ballooning Society in London Musk November 16 stated that on the Red Planet you can establish a self-sustaining civilization, which over time can grow into something truly great. Together with the first colonizers, Mars should go a huge amount of equipment – machines for production fertilizers, as well as methane and oxygen from atmospheric nitrogen, carbon dioxide and underground ice. In addition, the founders human civilization will take building materials for erection of transparent domes. They are sealed, and under them will be to grow earthly crops on Martian soil. Billionaire reported that, in his opinion, the project does not provide use of space stations Cycler, as they will be required a significant amount that will not contribute to cheapness. Will not Dragon ship is also the only one returnable cargo spacecraft used to the ground. When asked whether delivery will be large reusable rocket, code-named MCT (from Mass Cargo Transport or Mars Colony Transport), which supposedly SpaceX engineers are developing, Musk replied, “Maybe.” Colony on Mars is not just a research project. Half a million dollars – this is the price of a one-way ticket. Colonization of the planet, as planned The mask should become a joint venture between governments and private investors. According to calculations, by the time the creation of the colony will be possible, about 8 billion people will live on Earth, and 1 out of 100 thousand will be ready to go to the Red Planet and will be able to afford it. The total cost of the project is 36 billion dollars, which Musk considers acceptable. It is easy to calculate that profits from the sale of tickets should be 4 billion.
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