SpaceX has announced its plans to send unmanned Dragon spacecrafts to Mars as soon as 2018.
The company revealed its intentions on Wednesday, saying these initial missions will inform them of Mars’ architecture, and will serve as the first test flight for the Dragon 2 spacecraft the company will use. The ship will utilize the recently tested SuperDraco propulsive landing system, which SpaceX says is a key component to the ship landing safely. This mission is the first step to getting humans to the red planet and, eventually, colonizing it.
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The company revealed its intentions on Wednesday, saying these initial missions will inform them of Mars’ architecture, and will serve as the first test flight for the Dragon 2 spacecraft the company will use. The ship will utilize the recently tested SuperDraco propulsive landing system, which SpaceX says is a key component to the ship landing safely. This mission is the first step to getting humans to the red planet and, eventually, colonizing it.
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