We talk a lot about space in my family. One of my father's dreams is to be able to ride into space. At the rate private rocket companies are going I think he will make it. And because we frequently talk about the latest news on space my six-year-old son has said he wants to be a space man.
The possibility of this just got stronger for me today.
Elon Musk has a goal to help start a colony on Mars. This caught my eye:
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The first group of adventurers would include fewer than 10 people, with each paying $500,000 for the ride on a reusable rocket fueled by liquid oxygen and methane.
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If the first group or two can make a viable go of it, and if the price really is in that range, I think we'll see a migration similar to the Pligrims and Puritans. And maybe my son will be one of them.
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