When it comes to the people on Earth who are most interested in Mars, Elon Musk dares to recognize the second, and it is estimated that no one will say that he is the first. After all, Musk has been working hard to go to Mars for many years, and one of his own wishes is that he hopes to land on Mars in his lifetime and be buried on Mars after death.
Some time ago, Musk posted a paragraph on the Internet, saying that fate made him have no escape, and many people were puzzled by this, thinking that Musk had any new ideas?
Soon, some netizens left a message for Musk, saying that he was indeed "chosen" by fate, because as early as 1953, someone had predicted that there would be a person named "Elon" in the future, leading mankind to Mars.
This message made Musk very surprised and excited, so, 69 years ago, was there really such a prophecy left?
69 years ago the amazing prophecy was turned over: "Elon" is the leader of Mars?
Needless to say, this prophecy really exists, and the person who made this prophecy is also an extraordinary person, because he is actually a famous rocket expert - von Braun.
From the data, von Braun was a German, he was first a German rocket expert, but after the end of World War II, von Braun moved to the United States, or more accurately, von Braun as a prisoner of war, was taken by the Americans, and then von Braun began to design rockets for the United States, and in 1969 the United States landed on the moon, a lot of credit belonged to von Braun.
It can be said that it is such a great scientist who mentioned the name "Elon" in the 1953 "Mars Project", but for Elon Musk, this should be a coincidence, because von Braun's reference to "Elon" does not refer specifically to a person, but to the future Martian leader, who is collectively referred to as "Elon".
Of course, although this is just a coincidence, for Elon Musk, it can indeed be said that "this is fate". After all, Musk is indeed the "craziest" man on Earth.
So, can Musk really lead humans to colonize Mars?
Musk's wish is to be able to send humans to Mars within 10 years, and he can also let humans live on Mars, and he is currently working towards this goal.
However, whether it is landing on Mars, or living on Mars is not easy, after all, the situation on Mars is completely different from the earth, take landing on Mars, the current successful landing probability of the Mars rover is less than 50%, obviously, the future launch of manned spacecraft, but also can not guarantee 100% safe landing.
If there is a slight difference, then it will be "aircraft destruction and death", and the first batch of landers will not even have the opportunity to walk out of the spacecraft module and successfully stand on the surface of Mars. For example, according to NASA's plan, around 2033, the astronauts will be sent to Mars, and the selected astronaut Alyssa has been prepared for "sacrifice" from the beginning.
Therefore, from the perspective of Musk's Mars plan, he is still a little too optimistic, after all, from the perspective of scientific research strength, Musk's SpaceX company and NASA, there is still a certain gap, and NASA does not dare to guarantee that it can successfully send humans to Mars within 10 years, not to mention Musk's rhetoric?
So, can humans really go to Mars? How do I return after I have gone?
As with the manned moon landing in 1969, if there is no accident, it is likely that the United States will be the first country in the world to achieve "manned fire", but unlike the moon landing, landing on Mars is not easy, even if it is successfully arrived, how to return safely is also a problem.
Because the shuttle between Mars and the Earth requires waiting for the "window period", which means that after the astronauts land on Mars, they need to survive on Mars for at least 2-3 years before they have the opportunity to return to the earth in the "window period".
However, the climatic environment on Mars and the earth are completely different, especially surface radiation, which will be a huge test for astronauts, including the problem of material supply during martian life, which may make astronauts have no return.
After all, the situation in reality, it is impossible to be like the movie "The Martian Rescue", the astronauts who were left on Mars, in order to survive, they planted potatoes on Mars, and finally won a glimmer of life for themselves.
Therefore, humans can go to Mars, but the process is not easy, and humans may not really be able to achieve Martian colonization, because the latter is more difficult.
So, in addition to NASA, is the mainland also considering "manned fire"? At this stage, the mainland will achieve a manned landing on the moon around 2030, after that, it is indeed planned to "manned landing", and according to the announcement in July last year, the time of China's manned landing on Mars is also selected in 2033.
This also means that if Chinese astronauts and American astronauts can successfully land on Mars in 2033, perhaps they can also "be neighbors" on Mars and wait together to return to Earth.