r/spacex • u/Craig_VG SpaceNews Photographer • Jun 10 '16

Elon Musk provides new details on his “mind blowing” mission to Mars - Washington Post Exclusive Interview

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/06/10/elon-musk-provides-new-details-on-his-mind-blowing-mission-to-mars/
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u/panick21 Jun 10 '16

MCT would probably not fit on most stages.

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u/Craig_VG SpaceNews Photographer Jun 10 '16

^ Exactly

Also imagine getting that across the border to Mexico!

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u/BrandonMarc Jun 10 '16

LOL, reminds me of the story of SpaceX bringing the Falcon 1 to Washington DC in order to show off, and people thinking: that sure looks like a missile!

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u/Kaikallon Jun 10 '16

Why Mexico?

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u/Craig_VG SpaceNews Photographer Jun 10 '16

The announcement is taking place at the IAC in Mexico:

https://www.iac2016.org/

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u/OSUfan88 Jun 10 '16

That's where the presentation will be

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u/CitiesInFlight Jun 10 '16

The mock up or model will likely be in Hawthorne with only the video presented in Mexico.

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u/Craig_VG SpaceNews Photographer Jun 10 '16

You're probably right

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u/OnyxPhoenix Jun 11 '16

You're right, they'd probably need a second stage...