Wednesday 7 February 2018

Mars Society President Robert Zubrin Applauds SpaceX Falcon Heavy Success

Mars Society President Robert Zubrin Applauds SpaceX Falcon Heavy Success

"Today SpaceX achieved a spectacular and historic success. Seven years ago, the Augustine commission said that NASA's Moon program had to be cancelled, because the development of the necessary heavy lift booster would take 12 years and 36 billion dollars. SpaceX has now done that, on its own dime, in half the time and a twentieth of the cost. And not only that, but the launch vehicle is three quarters reusable. This is a revolution. The naysayers have been completely refuted. The Moon is now within reach. Mars is now within reach.

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