{"id":14992,"date":"2017-09-29T11:17:05","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T15:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14992"},"modified":"2017-09-30T14:23:01","modified_gmt":"2017-09-30T18:23:01","slug":"video-spacex-plans-to-build-a-huge-new-rocket-vehicle-for-low-cost-space-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14992","title":{"rendered":"Video: SpaceX plans to build a huge new rocket vehicle for low cost space travel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk gave a talk today at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iac2017.org\/\" target=\"_d\">International Astronautical Congress<\/a>\u00a0(IAC 2017) in\u00a0Adelaide, Australia in which he described the design of a new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\">SpaceX<\/a> rocket system, informally called the BFR (e.g. &#8220;Big Freaking Rocket&#8221;). The company will soon start building the BFR with the goal of uncrewed flights to Mars by 2022 and crewed flights in 2024. The system can also be used to launch satellites, take crews and cargo to the International Space Station, and carry out missions to the lunar surface. He even talked about using it for 30 minute passenger flights between any two points on earth.<\/p>\n<p>Here is Elon&#8217;s talk, which he titled, &#8220;<em>Making Life Multiplanetary<\/em>&#8220;:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S5V7R_se1Xc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>An artist&#8217;s view of a BFR spaceship module on the Moon:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14993\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=14993\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/MoonBase.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"599,339\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Moon Base\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/MoonBase.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14993\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/MoonBase.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/MoonBase.jpg 599w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/MoonBase-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a video showing how the vehicle could be used for point-to-point commercial transport on earth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>&#8220;Fly to most places on Earth in under 30 mins and anywhere in under 60. Cost per seat should be about the same as full fare economy in an aircraft. Forgot to mention that.&#8221; &#8211; Elon Musk<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zqE-ultsWt0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A brief clip showing a Mars base enabled by the BFR growing into a city:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Supporting the creation of a permanent, self-sustaining human presence on Mars. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kCtBLPbSg8\">https:\/\/t.co\/kCtBLPbSg8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ra6hKsrOcG\">pic.twitter.com\/ra6hKsrOcG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX\/status\/913634039545847808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>SpaceX has credibility for such aspirations because the company has proven it can do things that were not considered feasible by many in the space industry even just a few years ago. Here, for example, is a compilation of clips showing the 16 successful landings so far of the SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage boosters:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Falcon 9 has completed 16 successful landings. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OzAA6ziSCz\">pic.twitter.com\/OzAA6ziSCz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX\/status\/913625965158268929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14994\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=14994\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/BFR1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Space Module for the BFR\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/BFR1-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14994\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/BFR1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/BFR1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/BFR1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/BFR1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/BFR1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong>: Astronomer Scott Manley of the <a href=\"https:\/\/kerbalspaceprogram.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kerbal Space Program<\/a>\u00a0rocket simulator gives his view of the BFR:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wEokBZkZWxo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>And here is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.everydayastronaut.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Everyday Astronaut<\/a>&#8216;s take on the plan:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i_3GPpIssV8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&amp;p=12&amp;l=ur1&amp;category=mp3&amp;f=ifr&amp;linkID=e925371d9a71da991024e906063e8170&amp;t=hobbyspace&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk gave a talk today at the\u00a0International Astronautical Congress\u00a0(IAC 2017) in\u00a0Adelaide, Australia in which he described the design of a new SpaceX rocket system, informally called the BFR (e.g. &#8220;Big Freaking Rocket&#8221;). The company will soon start building the BFR with the goal of uncrewed flights to Mars by 2022 and crewed flights in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14992\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Video: SpaceX plans to build a huge new rocket vehicle for low cost space travel<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[78,5,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mars","category-rockets","category-space-settlement"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-3TO","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16760,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16760","url_meta":{"origin":14992,"position":0},"title":"Japanese billionaire Yusaku\u00a0Maezawa will take artists with him on a trip around the Moon","author":"TopSpacer","date":"September 18, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"On Monday evening at the SpaceX HQ in Hawthorne, Calfornia, Elon Musk introduced billionaire\u00a0entrepreneur and art collector\u00a0Yusaku\u00a0Maezawa, as the mystery space tourist who has reserved a BFR (Big Falcon Rocket) for a flyby trip around the Moon. 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