What Life Inside The SpaceX Starship Will Be Like!

I think some of the best people to crew a Starship will be submariners. They are used to spending months beneath the sea in a steel tube without seeing anything or being connected to anyone. They would be the ideal candidates for a mission like this.

On earth, ships often travel in groups, for example, a naval carrier group. So instead of sending one starship, send a group, a command ship with the astronauts, and other ships with supplies and cargo. It also means that you have backup ships if you have a problem. Being in space, they could even be Tethered together.

Virtual reality headsets might be a practical solution to overcoming claustrophobia on a six-month flight to Mars. They could dial up virtual trips to the beach, the mountains or the wide open prairies. Get on a stationary bike or a treadmill, then virtually bike or jog along a favorite trail. Using sensory stimulation via heaters, fans or nature's sound effects (such as the sound of birds, a rainstorm or a flowing river) would add to the experience, making it as close to reality as possible.

Something of note, Elon has said that Space X will be expanding the current overall length of both the booster section and the length of the Starship proper.

The space shuttle is not an interstellar vehicle. It didn't get past Leo. For to be Interstellar, it would've had to leave the solar system.

"The old space shuttle has so far been proven to be our high water mark in terms of a legitimate vehicle for interstellar exploration." Interstellar seems a bit ambitious for both the Space Shuttle or Starship.

I love your videos, you present the informatuon in such a clear and concise manner.

I think you make 4 of these ships, with hatches that will allow you to connect all four together, in a quad, side by side. They get interconnected in space, though some amount of supplies is in all four sections, one would have the bulk of it as well as power cells another would have the bulk of you fuel but tanks in all four will be connected by one-way valves.

I think you will find that cargo ships will be sent to Mars before ships with people on board and therefore cargo will be kept to a minimum on people ships. The successful landings of the cargo ships will also determine the safe or not so safe landings for human cargo.

I don't know what it will be like to go to Mars in that big ass rocket but I volunteer. I am a Navy vet so understand living in close quarters with others. I spent 40 years in Aviation, have my FAA mechanics and inspectors licenses and am a pilot as well. Given expertise in most things related except ordinance I would be a good fit. Plus I am getting old so if things went sideways, no harm no foul. I am much closer to the end than the beginning so lets go! Like I said, I would love to be on the first one to go.

I love the return to Earth-normal vertical layout. Skylab was amazing.

The hopeless prospect of colonizing Mars will be rich material for those videos titled: Expectations vs Reality...

It makes the most sense to use elements of the "Mars Direct" plan, no matter the other considerations. Send all the supplies you need, along with a fuel generator, to Mars ahead of the manned ship. You don't launch until you verify everything made it safely. This way you aren't trying to cram everything you may need on the trip, plus what you need once there, into a single ship. It would enable you to concentrate nearly everything on the manned ship toward crew health and comfort. By doing it this way you also have the makings of an outpost on the planet that can be used by future missions. To me, this is the only way that makes sense.

In a crew trip, they will have most likely have sent equipment and supplies on other rockets and it will be waiting for the crew there. That makes the most sense.

I really appreciate you and your teams hard work that you put into your work. Thanks and keep up the good work.

I’m seeing this after watching their first successful launch to orbit! I can’t believe how big it actually is.. seeing human models inside the rooms for scale really puts it into perspective!

I was in the military for 20 years and often spent months deployed to the middle of nowhere with no cell phone, computer, or mail capabilities. I got a 10-minute "morale phone call" once a week - but the landline phone was often broken, or it would cut off the call after a minute or two. So when I see people crying because they don't have instant communication, it makes me giggle.

Having served aboard a nuclear powered submarine, I believe that a Mars mission of many months will be the ultimate challenge. The habitable area of a submarine is much greater than that of the Starship. A submarine also creates an endless supply of oxygen and potable water from seawater. A submarine also has the ability to store food and supplies for a crew of well over a hundred. In addition, during an emergency a submarine can surface and return to port. During a Mars mission a crew wouldn't have the multitude of options and zero delay communications that a submarine has. Even with the challenges of a Mars mission, God has given mankind the ability to dream and plan for such endeavors. Therefore, I believe that it is possible.

I think a good battery source for this type of mission would be the Nuclear Diamond batteries, hopefully the technology will be protected in time for this type of missions!

I love your videos. However, I really don't think that colonization of Mars is a very practical thing to do. But, being the space/ aviation geek that I am, it's quite fun to dream of. Thank you for sharing your videos. They are very inspiring, and interesting.