Spaceflight 🚀RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116041185223592880
"#SpaceX will also strive to build a #Mars 🔴 city and begin doing so in about 5 to 7 years, but the overriding priority is securing the future of civilization and the #Moon 🌙 is faster"
In a survey conducted in June 2025, as many as 65% of #Americans expressed support 👍 for a mission to #Mars 🔴. Technological barriers to Mars are no longer showstoppers - there are seven key challenges: hostile surface environment, human performance, life support, #medical ⚕️ care, #radiation ☢️ exposure, reduced #gravity, and #telecommunication delays 📶⏳https://nationalinterest.org/blog/techland/after-a-thousand-plans-is-mars-finally-within-reach
After a Thousand Plans, Is Mars Finally Within Reach?
Lower launch costs have made a Mars mission feasible—but political infighting now threatens SpaceX’s critical role. In a YouGov/CBS survey conducted in June 2025, as many as 65% of Americans expressed support for a mission to Mars. Recently, Elon Musk announced plans for an unmanned Starship to fly to the Red Planet by the end […]