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Rocket for flights to Mars and flights on Earth

02.10.2017

Elon Musk has revealed SpaceX's plans to colonize Mars. In addition, he presented a rocket that can be used both for flights to Mars and for travel on Earth.

SpaceX is developing a new transportation system called BFR (Big F*cking Rocket) that will allow flights to the Moon and Mars, as well as to get anywhere on Earth in less than an hour. It will include a reusable rocket powered by 31 Raptor engines and a manned spacecraft.

Musk hopes to have the first rocket launch by 2022. According to the head of SpaceX, in order to find money for a new project, it will be necessary to "cut" other products of the company, or rather, abandon the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy and Dragon.

SpaceX hopes to send four ships to Mars by 2024; two of them - with astronauts on board. (The ship, Musk said, will be equipped with 40 cabins and will be able to carry about 100 people.) Expeditions will search for water sources and prepare primary infrastructure.

BFR can also be used for flights on Earth, they will take no more than an hour. So, for example, from New York to Shanghai can be reached in 39 minutes, and to London - in 29 minutes. The maximum speed of the rocket will be 27 kilometers per hour.

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