The First Humans on Mars

Elon Musk’s SpaceX program proposes that 100 people could be sent to colonize Mars within 10 years. What might that colony look like? This episode was supported by CuriosityStream. Go to curiositystream.com/spacetime and use the promo code SPACETIME Jake from Vsauce3 answers the question Why Mars? Get your own Space Time t­shirt at Tweet at us! @pbsspacetime Email us! pbsspacetime [at] gmail [dot] com Comment on Reddit: Help translate our videos! NASA recently announced that they plan to have astronauts in orbit around Mars within 25 years. Not to be outdone, Elon Musk boldly stated that he could prepare a mission to Mars within 10 years. Musk’s SpaceX plan would transport a hundred people to the red planet. Their mission wouldn’t be to visit Mars but to colonize it. In this episode of Space Time Matt breaks down the challenges that the first humans on Mars would face and how they could overcome them. Links to Sources: SpaceX Interplanetary Transport System There's a video link for musk's presentation we could include at ~1:47 Here is the transcript for the presentation: NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge: Mars Dome'd Habitat by Bryan Versteeg: Orion Spacecraft Previous Space Time Episode Written and hosted by Matt O’Dowd Produced by Rusty Ward Made by Kornhaber Brown (www.kornhaberbrown.com) Comments answered by Matt: Riya Sharma Kjpmi