One of the main aims for SpaceX is to overcome the hurdles of building the starship and watch
it successfully travel from earth to space, and return.
However, it should be very crucial to ensure the protection of human life aboard the starship
as it sails into space.
Keep watching to discover the means spacex devised to build a life support system in
the starship, you’ll also learn about some suggestions we have contributed for the company,
and if implemented, definitely life will be sustained in the starship.
“Life cannot be just about solving problems, instead, the problems should be related to
things that inspire you.
That touches your heart.
That you are enthused about the future when you get up in the morning” A statement like
this most have prompted Elon Musk to steer SpaceX in the proper path, in order to meet
its great ambitions.
One of the most often used statements refers to the need for a "completely and fast reusable
launch system" in order to make life multiplanetary.
Humans have long desired to explore stars in the sky, haven gazed at it in the night.
And until today, we are living in a period when past generations' science-fiction aspirations
are becoming a reality, and one very massive rocket will most likely lead the way, it’s
no other, but the Starship.
This huge spacecraft may be the most recent, and public goal of Elon Musk's numerous commercial
ventures, but it has the potential to actually open up a doorway to the solar system, and
place humans on Mars.
It will be devastating if our loved ones travel to space and return in poor health, or if
they are unable to walk owing to paralysis induced by the microgravity impact.
That will undoubtedly be a heartbreaking scenario, and if that occurs, many people will lose
interest in space flight or taking a trip to low Earth orbit.
Hence, traveling to space will appear to be a horrific ordeal.
That is why SpaceX and Elon Musk must devise a technique to construct a life support system
to ensure the safety of human life, while the starship journeys to other planets in
space.
In general, a good night's sleep necessitates the ability to remain in bed for the duration
of your sleep.
That's a bit more challenging in microgravity.
The sleeping situation in the starship, I think, for now, has nothing to write home
about.
Astronauts commonly sleep in sleeping bags attached to one of the walls of small crew
rooms, so they don't drift around and collide with stuff – According to Matthias Maurer,
who gave a demonstration during his Crew-3 mission.
When our body system suffers effect from microgravity, A liter of blood is lost and around a liter
of fluid accumulates in the cranium.
That is why an astronaut, like Marcos Pontes, typically seem thinner upon returning to Earth.
And spacex need to pay attention to this situation, and innovate a reliable means to curb it.
Although scientists are unsure of the long-term effects of space flight on human health, we
do know that because to relativity, astronauts return to Earth a few milliseconds younger.
Again, while journeying to space in the starship, there is no means for the astronauts to return
to Earth if something goes wrong.
There is always a Soyuz and now a Dragon spacecraft aboard the Space Station with enough seats
to return the complete crew to Earth.
However, astronauts cannot vacate the Starship in the midst of any incident.
Due to that; Starship need triple-redundant life support, so that if a component fails,
they still have some backup.
They require spare tanks in the event that some of them may leak.
No one has ever built a spacecraft capable of supporting humans for such an extended
period of time without resupply, as intended by Elon Musk.
In comparison to the space station, I believe Starship will have all of the equipment, tankage,
and storage inside a pressurized compartment that is accessible from the inside, eliminating
the need for a "spacewalk" to replace parts.
Everything must be repairable and constructed using common parts.
This will fill up a big portion of the ship and possibly decrease the crew number to about
six people.
In total, they will need to carry around 3,000 meals per crewmember for the round voyage,
or 18,000 food trays for a crew of six.
Because radiation will be a concern, I believe they will construct the tankage and food storage
around the perimeter of the ship, with the crew in the middle, using the stored food,
air, and water as radiation shielding.
Because the spacecraft will have to appear more like a house than a space rocket, if
it lands on Mars, gravity will be present, and everything will still have to "function"
while the astronauts are standing on the floor.
It will be best that all internal systems will be very modular and serviceable with
only a few hand tools.
As a passenger that took a trip to Mar.
You will have to stay on Mars for 3-4 months before you can begin your return journey.
Your flight to Mars would take around 21 months in total: 9 months journey, 3 months to reside
on Mar, and 9 months back.
There is no way around this with our existing rocket technology.
The lengthy duration of the journey has numerous ramifications.
To begin with, the starship shuttle company like spacex, must carry adequate food, drink,
clothing, and medical supplies for the crew, as well as all of the scientific apparatus
that is necessary.
Furthermore, if you are in space for nine months, you will require a lot of shielding
to protect you from the Sun's radiation.
It is predicted that a crew of six would require 3 million pounds of supplies in total!
Life support systems are incorporated into today's spacecraft, but I envision Starship
would include equipment that can be removed by simply unlocking a latch, and sliding a
unit off of a rack.
Everything is made of interchangeable pieces.
It is conceivable to get to Mars in less than nine months, but this would need burning the
rocket engines for longer periods of time, consuming more fuel.
This isn't actually possible with today's rocket technology.
Then you'd have to stay until they reached another suitable launch cycle to return back
to earth.
If you wish to explore Mars's surface, you'll also need fuel to get your lander off the
planet's surface.
It is vital for spacex to transport all of this fuel on the first flight.
Sustaining life should be the key to spacex’s significant goal for the starship.
Among others;
We also know about transferring massive amounts of freight to the moon for research, and human
spaceflight development transport people on long-duration interplanetary missions, to
create cities on Mars
But, for now, Even though we should have in mind that; the ultimate aim of the Starship
program is to construct a quickly and entirely reusable heavy-lift class launch vehicle."
"Elon Musk has indicated that he believes this is the critical breakthrough required,
to make life multiplanetary.
Everything else SpaceX undertakes serves as a means to an objective."
The starship will enter orbit later this year, but when will it be able to refuel in orbit
and go from point A to point B?.
This is a crucial question spacex should answer
Because three and a half times more liquid oxygen is transported than gasoline, refueling
is not totally accurate.
When questioned about point-to-point transportation, which was a major selling feature at the time,
Musk said that it may be cheaper to transfer cargo on Starship than a regular aircraft.
"There are certain situations where the starship may be the least expensive mode of carrying
cargo vast distances, such as 1/4, 1/3 of the way around the planet," Musk said.
Furthermore, after a few years of development, the cost of sending 100 tonnes to orbit will
be a few million dollars.
In the long run, Starship is simply the next step in our species' efforts to travel beyond
our home planet earth.
"If SpaceX is successful in completing the development and certification of Starship,
it opens up entirely new routes for both uncrewed scientific and commercial missions, as well
as human exploration.
And this should excite many people on Earth, even if they never make it to space.
"The mass and volume accessible are steps above anything available since Apollo, and
it is rumored to be cheaper.
Scientists, adventurers, and business owners would have a whole new tool at their disposal
"
Alteast from what we have witness so far, spacex have already shown that they're capable
of sending humans to Mars.
They have a launch vehicle capable of delivering cargo to Mars.
They've already used it a few times.
They have a capsule capable of holding humans.
It has already been used to transport supplies to the International Space Station, with an
atmosphere capable of supporting human life in the starship.
So, there is no doubt that they are capable of transporting humans to Mars.
The question is, will they be able to get humans to Mars ALIVE?
That would necessitate combining several different things in a way they haven't done before.
Let us all keep believing they will solve the problem, since spacex has proved to use
beyond doubt that they are capable of innovating, and initiating wonderous machines.
With all these marvelous tech concept that Elon Musk and spacex have implemented, let’s
keep believing in spacex, and expect that they'll discover a reliable method for providing
a life support system for humans in the starship.
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