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[Thehadow]

The first ships to Mars are a test and they’re probably gonna stay there, but it’s also gonna carry a lot of equipment at the same time possibly

[williamhastie]

Great presentation. I really enjoyed it. I’m 59 years old. If I could go to Mars now and knowing that it would be a one way ticket I would go in a heartbeat. Hopefully we get people on Mars before any global catastrophe happens. Natural or otherwise but they absolutely need to be self sustaining when they get there. Best wishes from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[Alejandro_Arellano]

Solar isn't very good on Mars, a microreactor like the eVinci, developed by Westinghouse, weights ~35 tons and can output 5mw for 8 years before needing refueling. This won't fit in a 1/6 scale starship but would in the full sized starship with room to spare.

[sheepuff]

Really happy to see someone making a video on Mars cyclers.

I think Starship *might* be useful for getting to Mars, but I think it would make a lot more sense to use Starship to *build* a Mars cycler in LEO instead, then kick it out into a Mars cycler orbit using either a bunch of fully-fueled Starships, gravity assists + Hall effect thrusters, or maybe a next generation nuclear fission/fusion rocket.

Obviously the trip to Mars is going to be a long, lonely one with very limited contact with Earth. I think the vessel that gets people to Mars should be as cushy, entertaining, and fulfilling as possible. Starship and other similar heavy-lift launch vehicles could be useful for sending lots and lots of cargo to Mars (assuming Starship works), but for humans who are going to be stuck floating through space in a tin can for several months, I think it would make more sense for them to have a nice, cushy ride to the Red Planet.

[jdmaine]

I got to see Dr. Aldrin speak at the Aeronautics Museum on long island, got a copy of his book autographed... he has some amazing stories.

[Conundrum]

Honestly I think the only way we pull this off long term is either with cyclers, or with a nuclear tug. Starship "can" get us there, and will probably get us there first, but I don't think in its current design/configuration it will work longer-term if the goal is actual colonization.

[kjetilknyttnev]

I think another compromise here is ideal. Use the full scale starship for payloads, and get the cyclers to use with the mini starship for people on/off.
It seems likely there will be a lot of missions before people arrive there. AI and autonomous robots will likely be there for many years to build the base, drilling rig, and everything else. And once the first ships have been successfully refueled and we get confirmation that a base is established, we can send people.

[davidroddini]

So glad to finally see a video that talks about the Aldrin cycler! 👍🏻

[yanis]

I’m a super fan of Starship, yet I doubt that it will be the ship to send us to Mars. Instead, I think that it will become the absolute workhorse building large scale infrastructure in LEO, cislunar orbit and on the Moon. Elon may go all the way with his personal vision for a Mars mission, but there are many actors in New Space who are eyeing Starship for their own purpose, so when it becomes operational, I truly believe that Space X might not even be Starship’s prime user. Anything from commercial space station to orbital manufacturing facilities, fuel depots, satellite graveyards, asteroid and lunar mining equipment and space telescopes will benefit from its payload capacity, launch rate and cost efficiency.
And once DARPA successfully tests their nuclear Draco engine in 2027, a nuclear Starship will truly open up the solar system.

[amam]

They could have spacesuits on, and jump from the starship toward mars. With parashoots saving them from harm. But instead people are relying on these massive rockets which I would say would have less of a successrate than parashoots. Robots could prepare the ground with large inflated landing areas before that humans jump with parashoots. Some of their equipment could land with the starship. And parashoots. Instead of having only all eggs in one basket, you have many baskets by sending many of the equipments with many different technologies.

[dfxvoodoocards]

We need at least another 100 years to be able to send people to Mars and back…

[danrose]

Why not do both ? Land supplies in multiple large ships that will stay there and use the smaller ships as suggested for people

[alderwolf]

Before sending people to Mars we need to first build up a large supporting infrastructure base in Earth orbit, the moon/moon orbit then Mars/Mars orbit in addition to things like the cycler.

[jouhannaudjeanfrancois]

I'm sticking to Adam Something assesment : 1 : Go to mars - 2 : Die

[khyr]

We send tons of supplies ahead to Mars. We have robots assemble our habitat zones. Then, we arrive. Inflate the living quarters and air locks, and proceed inside.

[biercenator]

I really enjoy science fiction. Thanks for your contribution!

[amam]

On a more scientific approach and questioning: I think it's pretty cool how the insulation holds up to protect the fuel on reentry. All logic says that the fuel would simply ignite and the whole starship would explode.

[FrancoisBrindamour]

I dont really belive that we should go there until we have a workable thermo nuclear reactor. It would cut the travel time by half. Less food, less exposition of the astronauts to space radiation. Lockheed martin is developping one .Dont forget some one have to pay for such an adventure. Its not gonna hapened tomorrow anyway.

[Potato_Master]

In all honesty, if we really wanted to go to Mars, we should go the the Martian (movie) method, building a spacecraft that is somewhat similar to a space station. It could provide more space and supplies for the crew and also have other landers and mini mars base attached to the spacecraft. And when reaching Mars, the landers could land on the surface and if they are safe, humans can descend on mars, using the mini base to conduct some research. While all of this is happening, the spacecraft is orbiting Mars until the crew return from the surface and then they return to earth. The spacecraft can then orbit earth and be used for further missions.

[TiberiusMaximus]

I've always loved the baby Starship idea, that would be great for the moon too