Elon Musk explains risks of moving to Mars<\/p>\n
The tech mogul previously detailed plans to colonise the Red Planet by building a one-million-strong city before 2050, but received a blow to that when the Starship SN9 prototype crashed and exploded after its first high-altitude test flight last week. Mr Musk said he hoped to one day produce 1,000 spaceships over 10 years and launch three a day. The rockets would blast off from Earth, each carrying roughly 100 tonnes of equipment, as well as 100 people in the hope of building a permanent settlement on Mars.<\/p>\n
And the SpaceX CEO gave an insight into the rollercoaster ride hed already experienced during the 2020 Mars Society Virtual Convention.<\/p>\n
He said: Weve gone through many iterations, starting from not really knowing how to build rockets at all, with Falcon One and having three failures before reaching orbit.<\/p>\n
We only barely survived, I was at zero cash basically when we got this fourth one to orbit if that didnt work it would have been curtains.<\/p>\n
I think its helpful to have as the objective the creation of a self-sustaining city on Mars.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
This has to be the objective, not simply a few people or a base, but a self-sustaining city.<\/p>\n
The acid test really is if the ships from Earth stop coming for any reason, does Mars die out?<\/p>\n
Mr Musk made reference to the Great Filter theory the idea that somewhere along the trajectory of life's development, there is a massive and common challenge that ends life before it becomes intelligent enough and widespread enough in the universe.<\/p>\n
He said: If the ships stop coming for any reason does the city on Mars die out?<\/p>\n
If it does were not in a secure place, I mean I think this really might come down to the great filter front.<\/p>\n
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Are we going to be able to create a self-sustaining city on Mars before or after World War 3?<\/p>\n
Hopefully there is never a World War 3, but the probability of launching after World War 3 are low.<\/p>\n
We should try to make this city self-sustaining before any possible World War 3.<\/p>\n
Mr Musk said the success of his project hinges on this, but he does not think the outlook is great.<\/p>\n
He continued: Really we just face a series of probabilities. Theres some chance we could have a giant war, a supervolcano, or a comet-strike or we might just self-extinguish.<\/p>\n
Quite frankly, right now, civilisations not looking super strong, you know, were looking a little rickety right now.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Its not an escape vehicle unless Mars is made self-sustaining, which will probably not happen in my lifetime.<\/p>\n
Its meaningless to have an escape lifeboat if youre simply moving to another place where you will soon die out. That doesn't count.<\/p>\n
This is really about minimising existential risk for civilisation as a whole and having a future where we are a spacefaring civilisation and a multi-planet species.<\/p>\n
Global catastrophic risks also include anthropogenic risks caused by humans, such as through technology, governance and climate change.<\/p>\n
Express.co.uk has today launched a revolutionary campaign to help save Britain's environment and give a 21billion boost to the economy.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Along with green entrepreneur Dale Vince, we are calling on the Government to scrap VAT on green products and to make more space for nature.<\/p>\n
An exclusive poll commissioned by the Daily Express revealed 66 percent of adults are worried by the state of the planet, climate change and the decline of wildlife and nature.<\/p>\n
The majority are also in favour of changing the tax laws to encourage a greener approach and to make polluters pay.<\/p>\n
Express.co.uk is calling on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to show world leadership on the issue in the run-up to the G7 summit in Cornwall in June and the crunch Cop 26 climate change summit in Glasgow in November.<\/p>\n
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