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Elon Musk is planning to spend $ 10 billion on the connectedness of Mars
About a month ago Elon Musk announced its intention to implement a new project - launch into Earth orbit 700 microsatellites due , which would provide global connectivity residents of remote regions. This project, as far as we can judge, is gradually being implemented, and the mask has already begun work on another, even more ambitious project: connectedness Mars.
This project will be implemented by the staff of the company SpaceX. The draft will be has a team of 60 people , simultaneously engaged in a project to build Falcon rocket and spacecraft Dragon. According to the mask, the project connectedness Mars will take about five years, and will cost the company about $ 10 billion.
Making a profit is planned in many years - at the time when Mars will bloom gardens colonists built the whole city. That's when the broadband link with the Earth will be very popular, and as far as can be judged, profitable. Of course, all this will also depend on when the colonists sent to Mars, and how the project would benefit.
One can only wonder how the mask has time to work on all its projects. And almost all started long ago or recently projects implemented smoothly and gradually implemented.
Source: geektimes.ru/post/244416/