SpaceX, an American space exploration technology company owned by Elon Musk, is accelerating the development and testing of its interplanetary spacecraft, and its first space passengers will begin their journey around the moon in January 2023 . Eventually, this kind of spacecraft will carry 100 passengers to the moon, Mars and even more distant deep in space.
The interstellar spacecraft consists of a space capsule and a rocket. Its first passengers include Yusaku Maezawa, a Japanese tycoon who is funding SpaceX to improve the interstellar spacecraft. Maezawa Yusaku’s journey around the moon will last for a week. This will be the most important mankind’s trip to the moon since 1972. The interstellar spacecraft will not land on the surface of the moon, but fly around the moon.
Figure: SpaceX interstellar spacecraft lift-off rendering
Maezawa Yusaku envisioned turning his first space trip into an artistic adventure, called “Dear Moon”. He said that when he imagined what his favorite art masters would do if they had the opportunity to enter space, he had the motivation to take the “Dear Moon” adventure. Imagine Picasso, Andy Warhol, Michael Jackson, or John Lennon landing on the moon. He once said that these are the artists he respects most.
Maezawa Yusaku did not disclose which artists would be popular, but he may hope that they come from various fields of crafts, such as performers, film directors, painters, and inventors. He said that he might want to welcome six to eight artists from all over the world on this journey around the moon. When these people return to Earth, they will be approached to make something, and these works of art will inspire the foresight in all of us.
Musk mentioned that he was grateful to Maezawa Yu for booking his first space trip mission to help support the improvement of the interstellar spacecraft, because the instalment paid by the rich man was large enough, which would “have an impact on the cost and improvement of the interstellar spacecraft.” Substantial impact”. Musk even said that Maesawa Yousaku’s funding helps ordinary people travel to different planets.
SpaceX is currently building an interstellar spacecraft in the small town of Boca Chica, South Texas, USA. Experts are using different materials to produce models and conduct various tests. Earlier this month, the interstellar spacecraft model named SN5 conducted a short-range low-altitude test flight at an altitude of 150 meters. This model can be perfectly launched and landed by a single Raptor engine.
At present, the SpaceX teams are preparing to conduct a test similar to SN5 on the prototype interplanetary spacecraft SN6, and conduct a test flight from 20 kilometers to 100 kilometers above sea level. SN6 may take off this week, and each test flight will bring the interstellar spacecraft closer to its final goal.
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