Dennis tito's Inspiration Mars

"Inspire Mars" is a Mars travel plan initiated by dennis tito, which costs about 654.38 billion US dollars. The plan is to choose a couple in their fifties and send two astronauts into space for a round trip around Mars, but not into the orbit of Mars. During the trip, the couple will spend 50 1 day in a narrow space capsule.

Tito plans to announce the "Inspired Mars" project at the American News Club in Washington on the 27th local time. It is reported that the "Inspired Mars" plan will use the Falcon heavy rocket and the "Dragon" spacecraft produced by California Space Exploration Technology Company to send two astronauts into space and fly around Mars, but they will not enter the orbit of Mars. The "Dragon" spacecraft is the first spacecraft launched by a private company to enter the space station and return to Earth.

According to foreign media reports, the application for volunteers of Mars Tour began on April 22nd, and the registration launching ceremony was held in hotel pennsylvania, new york. Up to now, more than 10000 people have signed up. The selected volunteers will start on 20 18, becoming the first human beings to go to this red planet. This round trip between Mars and Earth will pave the way for establishing a base on Mars in 2023.

At the beginning of 20 13, dennis tito, an American billionaire who once traveled in space, announced an ambitious plan to make a couple in their fifties embark on a round-trip journey from Mars to Earth within five years. This trip to Mars is also called "American Mission". It is estimated that the total cost will exceed $654.38 billion. Tito said that the lucky couple will spend 50 1 day in a 600 cubic foot (about 17 cubic meter) space capsule, and they will be the only two people in the whole round-trip journey from Mars to Earth.

According to the billionaire's plan, the launch date of the trip to Mars is set at 20 18 1.5. Tito used to be an engineer at NASA, and later worked hard in the financial industry and made a lot of money. In 200 1 year, he became the first private space tourist in the world. At that time, he paid the Russian Federal Space Agency $20 million to visit the International Space Station.

During this trip to Mars, the closest distance between the astronaut couple and Mars will be only 100 miles (about 160 kilometers). They will spend 16 months in a narrow space capsule the size of a recreational vehicle. The couple will only be in close contact with Mars, and will not enter the orbit of Mars or land on the red planet, because it requires an extra propulsion system. The Mars-Earth round trip is a non-profit private project called "Inspire Mars", which is under the responsibility of the foundation of the same name, and the start-up funds will be provided by Tito, an investment consultant with a net worth of over 100 million yuan. The "Inspired Mars" project team did not disclose the cost of the whole round trip, but according to outside estimates, the cost will exceed $6,543.8+$0 billion. NASA will not participate in this project.

According to the plan, the trip to Mars will use the Falcon heavy rocket currently being developed by elon musk's Space X company. This rocket can transport 1600 pounds (about 725 kilograms) of goods at a cost of $65438+28 million. In an interview with USA-Today, Christina La, a spokeswoman for Space Exploration Technologies, said: "Space Exploration Technologies has not established a cooperative relationship with the Inspired Mars Foundation. However, Space Exploration Technology has always been open to provide comprehensive launch services for interested guests. "