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Sweetbeans2001 t1_ixe706k wrote

I watched the first moon landings. It would be cool if I lived long enough to watch the first Mars landing. I probably have about 25 years. Hope we make it.

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PracticalShoulder916 t1_ixelz3x wrote

I watched the moon landing too and was hoping to see people on Mars before I go, or proof of extra terrestrial life.

Fingers crossed.

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jaccaj56 t1_ixf1p6b wrote

Proof of ET life is at the top of my “before I go“ wishlist , too. Probably pretty common for this sub, I imagine.

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AshFromTheStands t1_ixfx1vo wrote

Agree 100%. As I get older, 47 now, I recognize that the distances between us and “them” are just so vast. Way farther away than my 47 years, certainly whatever I may have left, are but a speck on the head of a pin, in the sheer distances between points in space.

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kldload t1_ixvnuzw wrote

We could discover wormhole tech or master antimatter engines. Or someone else could solve these problems and visit us. We could also discover life on mars

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Notyouravrgebot t1_ixg7upp wrote

Is it just proof that you need? I have no doubt that there is extra terrestrial life out there. Billions and trillions of solar systems in our galaxy. That there wouldnt be life anywhere outside of ours is virtually impossible. But that’s only according to our logic and ignoring factors we probably can’t even comprehend

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all_m0ds_are_virgins t1_ixfn7hw wrote

>I watched the first moon landings.

Lucky.

But imagine the people who were alive to witness flight for the first time and the moon landings. That must have been a trip.

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mrrektstrong t1_ixg59xe wrote

My great grandma got to experience that, but unfortunately I never got to talk to her. Must have been wild to grow up with horse drawn carts and steam ships to then see space exploration from the comfort of your living room.

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Laius33 t1_ixhk4x5 wrote

Just think about what time you’re living. This is truly the future.

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Dinindalael t1_ixedb35 wrote

Don't worry, Elon's gonna land humans on mars by 2021 oooohh i see the problem

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El_Lobot t1_ixekq45 wrote

I once had hope in this man. He's his own worst enemy.

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bookers555 t1_ixem6hp wrote

If the SLS can actually launch anything's possible.

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wgp3 t1_ixel6lk wrote

The closest thing to that is Elon stating they could land a human on Mars in 10 to 20 years if all goes well back in 2010/2011. There was never a promise to land humans in 2021. Check back in 2031 to make this statement. It'll almost for sure still be accurate. Although if things go well with nasa returning humans to the moon on starship it'll likely only be a few years behind the 20 year prediction.

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Dinindalael t1_ixeog32 wrote

Pretty sure he had given a 2022 date years ago. Everyone knew it wasnt realistic.

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xylopyrography t1_ixep8r2 wrote

The more confident one was always by 2024, but that was before Starship development even really started.

Gwynne Shotwell gave about 10 years in either 2018 or 2019 I think.

I think 2036 is realistically possible. It may require far more resources/effort than are economical or reasonable, but it will probably be possible.

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wgp3 t1_ixf02nl wrote

You're wrong. Never did they state humans by 2022. They mentioned demonstration landings without humans as possible in either 2022 or 2024. Then humans to follow before 2030. That was around the start of starship. And again, it was always "best case if everything goes right". So you're both wrong and even if you were right it would be disingenuous at best for acting like a best case scenario was ever thought of as realistic to begin with.

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jso__ t1_ixf7sll wrote

In terms of a SpaceX unmanned mission, aren't we like 3-4 years off minimum just because it hasn't been planned yet (so if they started planning today it would take 3-4 years)

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wgp3 t1_ixf9iti wrote

Probably. Starship according to nasa won't launch until December at the earliest. So that means January at the earliest. They have to test out a lot of things in earth orbit after the first test. Mostly cryogenic fluid transfer and re-entry testing. Currently they have multiple ships and boosters in the works. So I imagine all of next year will be orbital test flights every couple of months to test out necessary functions for landing humans on the moon in 2025 for nasa.

In 2024 they'll are supposed to do the uncrewed demonstration to the moon. I doubt they will want to send starships to mars near then so as not to make nasa feel like they aren't focused on landing on the moon. I know in the past when working on future projects some at nasa felt they may be distracted from commercial crew.

If they land humans on the moon in 2025 then I could see demonstration missions to mars in the window in 2026. Mostly because they proved starship is safe at that point so any mishaps landing on Mars won't have a big effect on the moon missions. But when it comes to mars that means if they don't do the moon landing until 2026 they'll have to wait til 2028 for the next mars window. That's the earliest I expect a cargo/demonstration mission.

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Dinindalael t1_ixg1zf6 wrote

Listen, you need to understand. Im not mocking SpaceX, they're doing a fantastic job.

I'm specifically mocking Elon.

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The_Only_AL t1_ixfa87x wrote

I just wanted to read through the comments to see how many before someone tried to turn the conversation around to Elon Musk.

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Bigjoemonger t1_ixg0phc wrote

Well he is currently the only one actually making an effort to go to mars. So logically the topic of going to Mars should include him.

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Mikinl t1_ixgatxz wrote

Just part of his marketing campaign I would dare to say.

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Bigjoemonger t1_ixh7482 wrote

He's built and testing actual rockets. That's more than anybody else has done.

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