Elon Clubhouse summary for those who are locked out:
Q: When are we going to get to Mars?
@elonmusk (says some smart space stuff)... I figure... idk.. ~5.5 years.
Q: What will it take to go to Mars?
@elonmusk You need a fully & rapidly re-usable rocket. Rapid is imp.. can't take months between flights. Needs to be like airplanes where the biggest cost is fuel.
And be able to send 2nd rocket to re-fuel
And be able to make fuel on mars
Q: Why does being able to have humans on other planets matter to you?
@elonmusk - I was trying to figure out what the meaning of life is. Why are we here. Got kinda depressed.
What broke me out was reading Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Inspired to explore the galaxy
(I'll keep tweeting the convo in this thread)..
@elonmusk - all civilizations fall. Romans, Mayans, Babalyonians etc..
Most likely we will too.
So I think for the first time in 4.5B history of earth. It's now possible to make life multi-planetary. Let's take advantage