Elon Musk interview
If you found last week's post on SpaceX winning a contract bid to develop crewed launch capability interesting, and wanted a bit more background about where CEO Elon Musk is headed with this, you might want to check out The Elon Musk interview on Mars colonisation:
‘SpaceX is only 12 years old now,’ [Musk] told me. ‘Between now and 2040, the company’s lifespan will have tripled. If we have linear improvement in technology, as opposed to logarithmic, then we should have a significant base on Mars, perhaps with thousands or tens of thousands of people.’
(via HN)
Edit: 60 minutes piece from May 2012
‘SpaceX is only 12 years old now,’ [Musk] told me. ‘Between now and 2040, the company’s lifespan will have tripled. If we have linear improvement in technology, as opposed to logarithmic, then we should have a significant base on Mars, perhaps with thousands or tens of thousands of people.’
(via HN)
Edit: 60 minutes piece from May 2012