{"id":19233,"date":"2016-09-26T17:53:59","date_gmt":"2016-09-26T09:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacexs-elon-musk-tweets-sneak-peeks-at-interplanetary-transport-system-for-mars\/"},"modified":"2016-09-26T17:53:59","modified_gmt":"2016-09-26T09:53:59","slug":"spacexs-elon-musk-tweets-sneak-peeks-at-interplanetary-transport-system-for-mars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacexs-elon-musk-tweets-sneak-peeks-at-interplanetary-transport-system-for-mars\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX\u2019s Elon Musk tweets sneak peeks at interplanetary transport system for Mars"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SpaceX\u2019s Raptor rocket engine undergoes its first test firing. (Credit: Elon Musk via Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

GUADALAJARA, Mexico<\/strong> \u2013 In advance of this week\u2019s big reveal, SpaceX\u2019s billionaire founder, Elon Musk, is dropping hints about the scale of his plans to send colonists to Mars.<\/p>\n

Musk is scheduled to talk about what used to be known as the Mars Colonial Transporter in Guadalajara on Tuesday at the International Astronautical Congress.<\/p>\n

The \u201clate-breaking news\u201d begins at 11:30 a.m. PT (1:30 p.m. CT) Tuesday. Streaming video of the talk should be available via SpaceX and YouTube as well as via the IAC and Livestream.<\/p>\n

Musk has been building up to this presentation for months, arguably for more than a year. It\u2019s the highlight of this year\u2019s annual conference. Although he\u2019s been coy about the details, Musk has let some hints slip out \u2013 for example, that the rocket should be capable of sending 100 tons of payload to Mars, or 100 passengers.<\/p>\n

This month, he said in a tweet that the Mars Colonial Transporter \u201ccan go well beyond Mars, so will need a new name.\u201d He then started referring to it as the interplanetary Transport System, or ITS.<\/p>\n