Dear Friends,
Latest from Goro...Click the link to view the images/access the links.
Be Well.
David
http://www.goroadachi.com/etemenanki/after_earth.html
After
2012, After Earth
Mars One & SpaceX a match made in heaven?
By Goro (goroadachi.com &
supertorchritual.com)Mars One & SpaceX a match made in heaven?
January 08, 2013
(Original Date: Oct 21, 2012)
PREFACE: The following was originally written & posted on October 21, 2012 (in STRUG). Now that Mars One has officially commenced the process of selecting candidates to be trained as astronauts to go on a one-way trip to Mars, I thought I'd post it here on Etemenanki at this time.
It's been a huge meme (though not as intense in
recent months) that 2012 is destined to be a year of big
things, big shifts, end of the world, and/or birth of a new age. All
kinds of speculations and hype... And yet, when "it" actually
happens, few seem to recognize it. It's happening right in front of
us, and it doesn't click for most. Such is the power of
preconceptions. What we see is limited or enhanced by our
expectations. So the less assumptions we make, the more we'll be
able to "see". We can take it one step further using
"multicontextual coherence" which helps us properly adjust our focus
in advance so our "radar" can quickly detect signs of a future
manifestation, patterns taking on physical forms. It gives us a firm
enough perceptual and logical framework for the process of
"reverse-engineering" the future.
For us, this multicontextual "foundation" for the year 2012 and
beyond has been the intertwined triple-headed theme of Royal/Martian
pregnancy/birth(quake). (The golden apple/Trojan War motif is
a sub-theme integrated into the larger pattern.) This has allowed us
to readily discern the momentous implications of the
advent of commercial spaceflight, quietly erupting like a
volcano, in 2012... particularly via SpaceX.
The "Transit
Rituals" of 2012 [aka "SpaceX
Marks the Spot"] have been especially revealing, showing
us a dramatic "passing of the torch" from NASA (space shuttles) to
private enterprise (SpaceX etc.), signifying a pivotal transition
from a stagnant era dominated by government space agencies to a
fully revitalized space age of commercial endeavors.
The central role played by SpaceX serves to reiterate the Martian
nature of this history-making process. SpaceX, after all, was
founded by Elon Musk to send humans to Mars
(and go there himself) ultimately. We are talking about the
beginning of the first space colony in history. This is a huge deal,
one of the biggest moments for mankind, so much so our
timeline (time river) itself bifurcates right here in the 21st
century. One terrestrial, and another extraterrestrial (Mars and
such). Seeds starting to spread like those of a dandelion on a windy
day. Once out, no turning back. History went from B.C. to A.D., and
now we are going through another "time gate"... to, let's call it, A.E.,
"After Earth".
"Death", "Conception", "Pregnancy" then "Birth". That's the timeless
cycle about to unfold again via Mars, and to be reflected microcosmically
in the pregnancy/birth of the "Martian Baby" of Prince William
& Kate. Macro and micro, as above, so below, as always.
[UPDATE: Please remember that this was written before the
Dec 3rd royal pregnancy announcement.]
We are also likely going to see a huge "Birthquake" as
another reflection of the cosmic (re-)birth. Or it's certainly
possible that the 2011 Japanese mega-quake fulfilled this
aspect of the pattern already. Difficult to say. [...]
In case you are not familiar, Mars
One was just announced in June 2012, an audacious
project to send humans to Mars on a one-way trip
and broadcast it all live as a reality-TV show to help fund
the whole thing! [video
introduction]
It has all the key ingredients and fits the "2012" pattern beautifully.
But unlike SpaceX which has been rapidly accumulating experience and
reputation, Mars One seems a little farfetched and too abrupt to be a
realistic project. Or that was probably people's initial reaction in
general.
Back in June, Mars One was still "in talks" with various interested
private companies, including SpaceX. But things have changed. It is
moving forward. Recently Mars One announced receiving enough
funding to initiate the next phase of the project, which is the astronaut
selection process scheduled for 2013! But what I personally see as
a game changer is their decision to partner with SpaceX. Mars
One now plans to use SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket and a
variant of the Dragon spacecraft (both still in development) to
send supplies, rovers and humans to the Red Planet... starting in
2016! Yes, now it actually sounds [more] realistic. And
it's ridiculously exciting!
UPDATE: In December 2012, Mars One had a meeting with SpaceX "where they discussed the timeline and financial conditions to purchase a 2016 launch and landing on Mars."
[End update]
A media event (reality show) of the millennium featuring Mars One and
SpaceX... [...] This could be how the world ends and how the new world
begins! And it [may be] starting right now. The reality TV
show is starting as early as next year, 2013. So this is getting
very real very fast. If it manages to keep moving forward... well,
mankind will have never seen anything like this.
Here is the Mars One road map:
- 2012 (May): SpaceX Dragon successfully berthed at ISS, first for private company
- 2012 (June): Mars One announced
- 2012 (Aug 29): Mars One announces receipt of initial funding
through sponsorship revenue
- 2012 (Oct): SpaceX Dragon delivers supplies to ISS in first-ever
NASA-contracted mission
- 2013: The first 40 astronauts will be selected; a replica of the
settlement will be built on earth for training purposes; all this
will be televised to fund the project
- 2014: The first communication satellite will be produced
- 2016: A supply mission will be launched with 2500 kilograms of food in a modified SpaceX Dragon
- 2018: An exploration vehicle will launch to pick the location of the settlement
- 2021: Six additional Dragon capsules and another rover will launch with two living units, two life support units and two supply units.
- 2022: A SpaceX Falcon Heavy will launch with the first group of four colonists
- 2023: The first colonists will arrive on Mars in a modified Dragon capsule
- 2025: A second group of four colonists will arrive
- 2033: The colony will reach 20 settlers
The first "moment of truth" will come in 2016 when Mars
One/SpaceX launches their first supply (unmanned) mission to Mars.
(Notice how this might coincide with Marco Rubio/"Mars Red" becoming
president [or vice president] of the United States.) If successful, we
are going to see the beginning of a real "Mars fever" on this
planet - an excitement that will eventually match and surpass that of
the Moon race half a century ago.
Think about it. Going to Mars is exciting enough, streaming it all live
is exciting enough, but this will all culminate in a one-way trip
to Mars for the "lucky" four astronauts. Can you imagine the the
intensity of all the drama that will surely surround the insanely
historic launch? It will be surreal. And that's only about a
decade away (2023). That's like from 9/11 to now. That's not a
very long time to wait. I'm sure some of you have been following my work
longer than that!
This is [the stuff that would] change the world. Indeed, what we are
seeing right now is the end of the world as we know it. Once we start
going off-planet (beyond low-earth orbit), all bets are off, the
floodgate is wide open, and everything changes very rapidly. Welcome to
the Brave New World.
Given the aforementioned timeline, we can multicontextually infer that
the "Martian baby" - via Prince William & Kate - will be
born in 2013 as well, coinciding with the first phase of Mars
One. [UPDATE: It is now confirmed that Kate's baby will be born
in 2013.] This may also potentially produce a severe "Birthquake" such
as the "Big One" on the west coast of the United States.
I still can't get over how brilliant this partnership forged between
Mars One and SpaceX is. It's perfect. Elon Musk/SpaceX was
prepared to go it alone, but their logistics calculation had to take
into account a return trip. Escaping a planetary gravity well is
no easy task requiring a lot of energy. Cutting that energy (as well as
supply) requirement in roughly half would be a game-changer. And that's
exactly what Mars One brought to the table with their one-way trip
(colony) model. Add to it the exciting use of a reality-TV show for
funding purposes, suddenly it seems quite feasible to send humans to
Mars in just over a decade! SpaceX wanted to reduce energy/supply
requirements and overall cost, Mars One needed technical expertise,
experience, cheap rockets and spacecraft to carry their crew. They
complemented each other perfectly. While SpaceX could have gone alone
(and they still might), it would have taken a few years longer to clear
the hurdle made higher by the extra (return trip) stuff. Now, working
with Mars One, we are [plausibly] looking at 2023 for the next
"giant leap for mankind."
Can you feel the "Destiny" in the air?
If there is still a big missing piece of the puzzle, that might just
be... mining. If we discover valuable minerals on
Mars, it will give us a solid long-term business rationale for
having a continuous human presence on that planet, ensuring that the
colonization process will move forward unlike what happened with the
Moon. [...]
Perhaps it's already starting... via Curiosity, which
specializes in analyzing the Martian soil. [...] Curiosity may not
find life, but if it manages to detect valuable minerals... that'll be
a game changer too. There's immediately going to be a mainstream
commercial interest in going to Mars.
Or perhaps mining Mars will begin after the Mars One
rovers/colonists discover something valuable there.
There is also "Planetary Resources", a private company
announced again just this year [2012], planning to mine
asteroids which we can imagine may come into play as well.
No comments:
Post a Comment