Peter Hague
@peterrhague · Jan 2, 2025
There is a long running debate between the Mars people and the space Habitat people. Zubrin vs O’Neill, Musk vs Bezos. I have thought for some time now it’s essentially futile in the commercial age - because the two camps are no longer competing for a fixed pie of launch and
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
No, we’re going straight to Mars. The Moon is a distraction.
Mass to orbit is the key metric, thereafter mass to Mars surface. The former needs to be in the megaton to orbit per year range to build a self-sustaining colony on Mars.
03:36 AM · January 3, 2025 · 2.2M views
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