What you need to know about the plan Elon musk to send humans to the moon
Source:February 27, Elon Musk, on behalf of his company SpaceX to send two "ordinary citizens" in the loop around the moon. Here we have collected all the information about this future event, which became known at the moment.
Who?
While no one but Elon musk and two nunopropecia, does not know who it will fly to the Earth. SpaceX has just announced that these persons have applied to the company with a request to send them to the moon (that is, it is not the company recruited them), they are not associated with Hollywood and they will pay SpaceX a tidy sum for the journey.
Since the "Apollo-8", which carried out the first flight to the moon in 1968, there flew only 24 people, 12 of them stepped onto the surface. They were all Americans and all men. If SpaceX will be sent to the moon a woman, it will be a historic event, anyway.
What's interesting — and scary — Musk promised that the mission will be carried out on autopilot, without trained astronauts or equipment on Board. Two passengers are left to themselves.
How?
Passengers will travel on the capsule SpaceX Dragon 2, which will show in a space rocket, the Falcon Heavy.
70 meters high, 13 meters wide and more than five million pounds of thrust on takeoff — according to the company, the Falcon Heavy will be the most powerful operating missile in the world, overtaking the previous record twice.
It is Important to note, however, that the missile has not even been tested — they are scheduled for this summer.
Dragon 2 is similar to the Dragon capsule that SpaceX currently uses to deliver cargo to and from the International space station (ISS). The mission of the company will require licenses by the Federal aviation administration.
Where?
The Falcon Heavy will fly from the Space center. Kennedy at Cape Canaveral in Florida. Rather, go into space from pad 39A, which was used in the Apollo program mission to the moon in the late 60's-early 70-ies.
Estimated distance of the flight will be 500,000 to 600,000 kilometers in space, with the result that the people will be farther from Earth than ever.
When?
SpaceX is planning to undertake a mission to the end of 2018. But this timeframe is extremely ambitious. As we have noted above, the Falcon Heavy has not even tested. Any unforeseen delay would push a lunar mission for months, if not years.
Similarly, at the end of this year's planned first flight of the manned version of Dragon. Automatically and without passengers on Board. In case of successful test of manned flight to the ISS will take place in the second quarter of 2018.
Even if these tests are successful in all respects, will need more time to prepare the rockets and capsules to the lunar orbit.
How much?
Although exact figures have not yet been disclosed, Musk called the cost of "comparable" sending astronauts to the International space station. This amount was recently estimated at $ 70 million per person and will increase to 81 million dollars by 2018. The cost rose sharply after NASA abandoned their own fleet and now forced to sign contracts with private companies and «Roskosmos» to send people and cargo to the ISS.
Why?
In 2001, American multimillionaire Dennis Tito became the world's first space tourist, bought a ride on the Russian Soyuz to the ISS for $ 20 million. Since then visited six more healthy people, because they were willing and able.
In Addition to checking the strength and ability to go beyond earth's orbit, a lunar mission SpaceX can serve as a springboard for future missions to Mars. Unmanned Red Dragon mission to Mars, too, will use the Falcon Heavy rocket and Dragon capsule 2.
Space race?
Said that announcement would unleash SpaceX private space race, configuring private companies against NASA. However, SpaceX argues that NASA encourages private mission, because they decrease long-term costs in the form of government spending and achieve high levels of reliability that benefits both government and private missions. NASA also sponsors the development of Dragon 2.
However, NASA also said it will not seek-the astronauts who will go to the rocket Space Launch System and Orion capsule conjugate. If the space race between government and private organizations will really be unleashed, NASA has years of experience behind. From private companies, among other things, there is an advantage in that they are not bound by political conditions.
The Space race promises us one thing for sure: in the near future we will not fly to Bali or Fiji, but on the moon or Mars.
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