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How would humans actually colonize Mars?
There are currently no serious plans for colonizing Mars
Any credible attempt at colonizing Mars is still a very, very, long way off. Right now, it's essentially just science fiction. Therefore, the ...
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How would humans actually colonize Mars?
To add onto Dragongeek's excellent answer, IF we were going to send a manned mission there with intentions of setting up a serious, self sufficient colony, we would almost certainly need a pretty ...
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How much payload could the Falcon 9 send to geostationary orbit?
First, the Encyclopedia Britannica is wrong.
According to SpaceX themselves, F9 puts 8300kg into GTO, not GEO.
The difference is that GTO (Geostationary Transfer Orbit) is the step that comes before ...
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Why doesn't the crew dragon spacecraft of Polaris dawn mission appear to have a launch escape system?
The SuperDraco thrusters are there they are just not easily visible. Crew Dragon SuperDraco thrusters are difficult to see in most photos because of the covers in place to protect them. This photo of ...
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Are there any plans to launch a Crew Dragon with more than 4 seats?
To answer the title question, SpaceX has not publicly stated any plans to increase the number of seats on the Crew Dragon capsule. The change in design from seven seats to four seats was due to a ...
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What is the total mass sent to orbit by SpaceX?
As of August 2024, SpaceX have cumulatively put approximately 4000 Tons into orbit.
Here are some visualizations:
This data was obtained by scraping the wikipedia pages for launch. Specifically this ...
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Does SpaceX have plans to utilize Starship to set up orbital infrastructure?
SpaceX is a launch company, who aim to be the "shovel sellers" in (what they believe will be) the next gold rush of developing space.
Outside of lofty and aspirational long-term Mars goals, ...
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