Hola MaHigh-School - February 2020

A realistic
prediction
Here is my take on the immediate future – that is
some 30 years.
There are two distinct initiatives: Back to the moon
and off to mars.
We have spoken about Mars. It is realistic that the
Mars missions will start within the next five years.
2025 seems to be a good prediction.
There is plenty of funding for Mars missions. Mars
mission seems to be a Earth-Mars journey.
Funding for moon missions? Not really. So let us
turn to what could just happen.
Mr. Bigelow is the owner of the Budget Suites hotel
chain in the US. He knows a bit about what people
like to do on holiday and during business trips.
Bigelow’s company is busy in developing space
habitats.
What now if he gets it all together also in 2025. The
first space hotel.
Transport up and down? We turn to Space X and
Mr. Musk. The cost of transporting people might
initially be expensive – in relative terms. The re-use
of rocketry means that the cost has come down
dramatically.