Elon Musk: Mars civilization is 20-30 years away from landing

The SpaceX founder frequently tweets about reaching Mars

By?Julia Musto?FOXBusiness

In a Twitter exchange on Friday, SpaceX founder Elon Musk said humanity's estimated timeframe for creating a self-sustaining civilization on Mars is two to three decades away from the first human landing.

上周五，SpaceX公司創(chuàng)始人埃隆·馬斯克在推特上表示，人類在火星上創(chuàng)建自我可持續(xù)文明的時(shí)間預(yù)計(jì)在人類首次登陸火星二、三十年之后。

"Mars may be a?fixer upper?of a planet, but it has great potential!" the billionaire wrote.

這位億萬富翁寫道:“火星可能是一顆行星中不太好的，但它有巨大的潛力!”

fixer /?f?ks?(r)/ n. 1.（有時(shí)用不正當(dāng)?shù)氖侄危┐税才耪?，代人疏通??a great political fixer 一位杰出的政治調(diào)停人物2.定影劑；定色劑

fixer upper：在英語中常用來指需要修繕的房子

User @PPathole responded, asking Musk what he believes is the "timeframe for creating a self-sustaining civilization" there.

推特用戶@PPathole回復(fù)問道馬斯克他認(rèn)為在那里“創(chuàng)造一個(gè)自我可持續(xù)文明的時(shí)間表”是什么。

"20 years? Self-sustaining meaning not relying/[dependent] on Earth for supplies," he said.

他回應(yīng)到：“20年？自我可持續(xù)表示不需要依靠地球的物資供應(yīng)?！?/span>

"20 to 30 years from first human landing if launch rate growth is exponential," the Tesla co-founder replied. "Assumes transferring ~100k each?rendezvous?and ~1M total people needed."

他回答說:“如果發(fā)射速度呈指數(shù)級(jí)增長，人類首次著陸需要20 ~ 30年?！薄凹俣看螀R合點(diǎn)轉(zhuǎn)移最多10萬，所需總?cè)藬?shù)1百萬封頂?！?/span>

rendezvous /?r?nd?vu?/ 1.~ (with sb)約會(huì)2.約會(huì)地點(diǎn)3. （酒吧等）熱門聚會(huì)場所，聚會(huì)場所?a lively Paris rendezvous 巴黎是一個(gè)很熱鬧的公共場所。 4.~ (with sb（在約定的時(shí)間和地點(diǎn)）會(huì)面，相會(huì)，集合

"Tesla is to protect life on Earth, SpaceX to extend life beyond," Musk said in a separate post.

馬斯克在另一條推上說：“特斯拉捍衛(wèi)地球生活，SpaceX拓展宇宙生活方式?！?/span>

This is not the first time the tech leader has discussed colonizing Mars – or the moon.

這位科技領(lǐng)袖并不是第一次討論到殖民火星或者月球。

He has previously?touted?the idea of becoming a "multi-planet species," building a city on Mars and sending one million people to the red planet by 2050.

他此前曾鼓吹成為“多星球物種”的構(gòu)想，在火星上建造一座城市，并在2050年之前將100萬人送往這顆紅色星球。

tout vt.兜售；招徠；刺探賽馬情報(bào) vi.兜售；招徠顧客；拉選票 n.偵查者；兜售者

Earlier this year, he hinted that a crewed mission to Mars could happen as soon as 2029.

今年早些時(shí)候，他暗示最早可能在2029年實(shí)現(xiàn)載人火星任務(wù)。

"Humanity will reach Mars in your lifetime," he tweeted on July 6.

他7月6日在推特上寫道:“在你的有生之年，人類將到達(dá)火星?！?/span>

Just how feasible or?lofty?Elon Musk's goals are, however, remains up for debate.

然而，埃隆·馬斯克的目標(biāo)到底有多可行，有多崇高，還有待商榷。

lofty adj. /?l?fti/ 1.(建筑物、山等)巍峨的；高聳的?lofty ceilings/rooms/towers 高高的頂棚；屋頂高的房間；高聳的塔樓2.思想、目標(biāo)等崇高的；高尚的?lofty ambitions/ideals/principles 崇高的抱負(fù)╱理想╱原則3.傲慢的；高傲的?her lofty disdain for other people 她對別人不屑一顧的傲慢態(tài)度

Images of Mars through robotic?emissaries?like?the Perseverance rover?shows a?desolate, rocky, dusty and?frigid?landscape.

通過像“毅力號(hào)”探測器這樣的機(jī)器人使者拍攝的火星圖像顯示，火星荒涼、布滿巖石、塵土飛揚(yáng)、寒冷刺骨。

Emissary n./?em?s?ri/ 特使；密使

the Perseverance rover：美國的毅力號(hào)火星探測器

rover n. /?r??v?(r)/漫游者；流浪者

desolate /?des?l?t/1.無人居住的；荒無人煙的；荒涼的 ?a bleak and desolate landscape 一片荒涼的景色2.孤獨(dú)凄涼的；不幸的；憂傷的。3.使感到悲慘；使感到凄涼；使悲傷絕望 ?She had been desolated by the death of her friend. 朋友的去世使她感到十分悲傷。

frigid /?fr?d??d/ adj. 寒冷的，嚴(yán)寒的；冷淡的

Notably, efforts for NASA's?Artemis?program – which will eventually be crewed – have faced delays.

值得注意的是，美國宇航局的阿爾忒彌斯計(jì)劃—這個(gè)最終培育宇航員的計(jì)劃已經(jīng)面臨推遲。

Artemis /?ɑ?t?m?s/ n.阿爾忒彌斯（希臘神話中手持弓與箭的狩獵女神，十二主神之一）

阿爾忒彌斯計(jì)劃(英文:Artemis Program)是由美國政府資助的一個(gè)載人航天項(xiàng)目，其目標(biāo)是在2024年前將宇航員平安送往月球并返回，并建立常態(tài)化駐留機(jī)制，為未來的火星載人登陸任務(wù)鋪就道路。

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https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/elon-musk-mars-human-landing-twenty-thirty-years-away