
All said, Musk has set himself a five-year deadline to build a new generation of rockets, ensure their successful flight and landing capabilities, and launch the first multiple-ton spacecraft to Mars to establish a base on the Martian surface.
Musk - who is also the man behind Tesla electric cars - told the conference he plans to make fuel on Mars so he can land rockets there and fly them back to Earth.
"But all of our resources will then turn to building BFR". A base on the moon, and regular travel by rocket, anywhere in the world, in less than an hour. That means the BFR ("Big F***ing Rocket"), rather than the current Falcon 9 or its Falcon Heavy successor, would be taking satellites into orbit and resupplying the International Space Station.
In the example shown in the video, passengers in NY would hop aboard a ferry that would take them to the launch pad further out into the Atlantic Ocean. He displayed the design of a ship created to accommodate about 100 people in 40 cabins and, to add comfort, will feature large common areas and an entertainment system.
If Shanghai isn't for you, the video demo says London to Dubai or New York City in 29 minutes, Los Angeles to Toronto in 24 minutes, or Hong Kong to Singapore in 22 minutes are all options as well.
The week-long annual International Astronautical Congress, which concluded Friday, has seen government space agencies and private firms outline their plans to send humans to the Moon and Mars in the next few decades.
Turkey halts flights to 2 cities in Iraqi Kurdish region
Passengers flying to Arbil wait to check-in for their flight at Ataturk International airport in Istanbul yesterday. Iraq, including the Kurdish region, was Turkey's third-largest export market in 2016, worth $8.6 billion.
Musk's hope is to land at least two cargo ships on Mars by then so they can suss out exactly what's going on there.
SpaceX will start building the BFR within six to nine months.
Founded by Musk in 2002, SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches spacecraft and advanced rockets toward the ultimate goal of enabling human life on other planets.
Elon Musk aims to revolutionise travel on Earth by using rockets to travel between countries.
At the speech a year ago, Musk unveiled a behemoth of a rocket that was so ambitious and mind-bogglingly large that critics said it was detached from reality.
Hemorrhage of Catalonia? What's Behind Its Upcoming Independence Referendum
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Kim Jong Un wanted to 'horrify world' with bro's murder Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's marriage, which was often depicted with great admiration in US media at the time. North Korea has refused to accept the dead man was Kim Jong-un's half brother, suggesting instead he died of a heart attack.
Brent oil price ease back from two-year highs
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Tom Cruise Says He Did Not Wear a Prosthetic Butt in Valkyrie
Tom Cruise is an award-winning actor, producer, and, in the 2008 movie Valkyrie , a German army officer with a huuuuuuge butt. Awkward camera angle or not, we can all agree that Cruise has been working on his squats for years. "It's me.
Hamilton 'sad' to lose challenge of Malaysian GP from F1 calendar Malaysia was the scene of his last retirement when his Mercedes engine blew up while he was leading the race - a moment which proved decisive in Nico Rosberg being crowned world champion.
Hugh Hefner remembered by stars, pals, and Playboy Bunnies as a 'legend'
Tweed posted a photo on Instagram of a younger Hefner smoking a pipe, where she simply wrote that he changed the world. His magazine expanded to an enterprise that included clothing, a successful televesion series and more.
Mysterious dancing yeti crabs found by BBC filmmakers shooting Blue Planet II
Titled 'ocean (Bloom)' , the track features new vocals from Thom Yorke and was recorded alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra . The seven-part series took four years to complete, with filming taking place across 39 different countries.
Hillary Clinton Spent 600 Hours On Her Beauty Routine Last Year
She reflected on the 2016 election as an example of staying true to her "authentic self". She also added that she found her comments on women who voted for Trump "insightful".
Supply of iPhone X estimated at just over 12 million units
Another boost to Face ID security is a separate neural network specifically created to thwart spoofing attacks. Apps don't get access to facial scans or any of the data in the Secure Enclave.
Hillary Clinton doubts Trump knows Puerto Ricans are Americans
Waivers must be based on whether or not the there are enough US ships to keep up with shipping needs, which DHS is saying there are.
Alstom shares surge on Siemens rail tie-up
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'Sunday Night Football' Ratings Down Again On Day Of Player Protests
Other networks had to deal with National Football League games running longer than the time they were allotted on television. With all of the national anthem protests around the league, there was talk about how it could impact NFL TV ratings.
Bali volcano eruption could be 'hours' away as 75000 evacuate
Many Indonesians live close to volcanoes because the lava flows can make the surrounding land and soil fertile for farming. Ms Goh said she had a clear view of Mount Agung yesterday morning when she climbed Mount Batur, which is about 40km away.
United Nations human rights office: Russian Federation violating int'l law in Crimea
Some detainees were ill-treated, and at least three died after they did not receive the medical care they needed, the report says.
Trump directs $200 mn annually to sci-tech education
Explore administrative actions that will add or increase focus on Computer Science in existing K-12 and post-secondary programs. "It's easy to classify computer science as tech to enable getting a job in Silicon Valley or New York", Ms.