Written by Tech Desk member Alex Wynn (2017-2018)
By 2024 Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, plans to have sent two rocket ships with human settlers to Mars. His vision is for people to be able to travel to Mars as they would to the Caribbeans in a vacation like fashion; Musk even speculated about the possibility of these vacationers having access to the internet. To accomplish this, his company is currently working on full scale development of a new Interplanetary Transport System. This system will use a reusable spaceship and booster rocket hybrid to transport cargo and people to and from Mars. Musk has also played around with the idea of traveling the Earth in the same manner. Using the same technology, it would take approximately half an hour to travel from London to New York, a feat that currently takes up to 4 hours. Perhaps the most exciting news for the common person: travel through SpaceX is expected to cost the same as an economy seat on an airplane.
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