What does the future hold for Space X and Virgin Galactic? So, as you have been reading over the last few weeks about what these unbelievable companies are about and what they have been up to, and, now we are going to tell you where they are going in the future. Let’s get down to it, where are these companies going in the future?? Well, as we know the goal of Space X is to get reusable rocket technology for rockets, and, the goal for Virgin Galactic is to create commercial space travel as a once in a lifetime opportunity for people. Imagine having the option to just fly to space, amazing right? Let’s keep going, how far away are we from these companies achieving these goals? Well they are a lot closer than you’d think. Both plans could well be achieved by this year! (Kettley, 2019). Once these goals are achieved Space X CEO Elon Musk has a grand plan to develop a rocket designed to be able to stop and refuel on MARS. Sounds mad but we well know Musk is no normal thinker, he has always been under the impression that by 2050 humans will have established a city on Mars (Brown, 2019). Don’t believe me? Hear from the man himself. Moving on where to we see Virgin Galactic going after this normalised spaced travel gets up and running? There is plans being put in place for the company to not only use its power for space travel but also for travel on Earth. When looking at the company’s first earning report, we can see the plans that could take you from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just two hours (Shapiro, 2020), a journey which usually takes 12+ hours with stop overs needed. This will revolutionise the transport industry and completely blow some airlines out of the water, but let’s not get too excited yet even though it’s hard not to as we never know what the future holds! Don't forget to like us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter! References Used:
Express (2019) Space predictions for 2020: SpaceX and Virgin Galactic will revolutionise space tourism Available at: https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1222428/Space-predictions-2020-SpaceX-Virgin-Galactic-space-tourism-Asgardia-space-news (Accessed 26 March 2020) TechInsider, 2017. Watch Elon Musk Reveal SpaceX's Most Detailed Plans To Colonize Mars. [Online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSv0Y7qrzQM [Accessed 26 March 2020]. Yahoo Finance (2020) Virgin Galactic has a plan to grow its business beyond space tourism Available at: https://www.inverse.com/article/51291-spacex-here-s-the-timeline-for-getting-to-mars-and-starting-a-colony (Accessed 26 March 2020)
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