With all the hype surrounding the out of this world endeavors of rich geeks the likes of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson, more and more people are beginning to wonder how much would it cost to go to space. And how much for a trip to Mars?
Richard Branson, owner of Virgin Galactic, is planning to sell space travel tickets for about $250,000. For that, people will get to spend a few minutes in zero G, briefly looking down on planet Earth and then head back home.
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is aiming for pretty much the same thing, with a price-per-ticket believed to be not much greater than that of Virgin’s.
As for Musk and SpaceX, these guys are aiming for something much greater.
As opposed to the other two, who seem to have settled on space tourism and plan on making money that way, Elon Musk has his sights set on colonization operations.
But how much would the average Joe have to pay for trip to Mars?
Back in November 2018, Musk revealed in an interview for HBO’s Axios documentary that the likelihood of him moving to Mars is at around 70 percent, should traveling to Mars and actually living there will become possible.
For the average Joe, the price of a trip to Mars is so great that no one really bothered to do the math. This hasn’t stopped Musk from saying in a Twitter reply to SPEXcast that, should the volume of people going to the Red Planet be sufficient, a ticket could cost “less than $500k & maybe even below $100k.”
That would make the cost well within reach for a great number of people living in the more advanced economies.
The question is, will they be willing to leave behind the comfort of wealthy living on Earth for the poverty and dangers on Mars?
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is aiming for pretty much the same thing, with a price-per-ticket believed to be not much greater than that of Virgin’s.
As for Musk and SpaceX, these guys are aiming for something much greater.
As opposed to the other two, who seem to have settled on space tourism and plan on making money that way, Elon Musk has his sights set on colonization operations.
But how much would the average Joe have to pay for trip to Mars?
Back in November 2018, Musk revealed in an interview for HBO’s Axios documentary that the likelihood of him moving to Mars is at around 70 percent, should traveling to Mars and actually living there will become possible.
For the average Joe, the price of a trip to Mars is so great that no one really bothered to do the math. This hasn’t stopped Musk from saying in a Twitter reply to SPEXcast that, should the volume of people going to the Red Planet be sufficient, a ticket could cost “less than $500k & maybe even below $100k.”
That would make the cost well within reach for a great number of people living in the more advanced economies.
The question is, will they be willing to leave behind the comfort of wealthy living on Earth for the poverty and dangers on Mars?
Very dependent on volume, but I’m confident moving to Mars (return ticket is free) will one day cost less than $500k & maybe even below $100k. Low enough that most people in advanced economies could sell their home on Earth & move to Mars if they want.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 11 februarie 2019