Ready Or Not, Musk Is Dragging Us Into Interplanetary Species Status

Today, Elon Musk elaborated on his plans to make humanity a planet-faring species. We've known for a long time that Mars is SpaceX's destination, but the fine details haven't been revealed. In today's talk at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Musk revealed a game-changer for travel to Mars, and beyond. If anyone has ever guessed that Musk's plans involved a refuelling ship, I've never heard them say it out loud. But that's exactly what Musk revealed. SpaceX plans to launch a Mars-b...