HEIKO JUNGE/AFP/Getty Images(GUADALAJARA, Mexico) — SpaceX on Tuesday unveiled its “Interplanetary Transport System,” an ambitious concept designed to fly cargo — and, eventually, humans — to Mars.
According to a video posted on Twitter, the process will involve launching a reusable rocket booster to refuel a spaceship mid-orbit, followed by the deployment of the spaceship’s solar array as the ship begins its journey to the Red Planet.
Presenting the SpaceX Interplanetary Transport System. Learn more at 1:30pm CT https://t.co/SwNQJ9Ht4D https://t.co/xkGpQIBCMG
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 27, 2016
Billionaire CEO Elon Musk — who in an interview with the Washington Post touted his technology as “mind-blowing” — is expected to provide more detail Tuesday afternoon during a speech at the International Astronomical Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Musk has said he plans to launch an unmanned mission to Mars as soon as 2018, with a goal of landing humans there by 2025.
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