SpaceX: Making life Multiplanetary

11/18/24 • 13 min

This is a speech by Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, in which he presents his vision of how humanity can become a multi-planetary species. Musk describes the development of his new space vehicle, the BFR (Big Falcon Rocket), which has the capacity to carry 150 tons into low Earth orbit and be completely reusable. Musk's goal is to use the BFR for missions to the Moon and Mars, and also for ground transportation. The speech details the design of the BFR, its capabilities, costs, how it will be funded, and how it will be used to establish a base on Mars.

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