Vladimir Surdin
Astronomer, science popularizer (Russia)
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Let the viewers who are watching and listening to us today remember the year 2035 — the year when a human will leave their footprint on the surface of Mars. Thirty-five. That’s my prediction
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American scientists even came up with a project: to use a large meteorite crater as a radio telescope dish by covering it with wires — essentially creating a reflective surface and turning it into a natural radio telescope. This would require such enormous costs and effort that, for now, the project is considered something for the distant future. But Chinese astronomers have decided to do it now — within the next 7 to 10 years. They’re talking about five years. I looked at the scale of the project and realized that it’s unlikely to be completed in less than 10 years
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Since no one has reached the finish line yet, it's hard to say who's ahead. But judging by the pace, it's the Americans. However, the Chinese are catching up very actively. But I don’t think they’ll make it. The Americans will land on the Moon again. They have a huge head start. They have two large rockets. And now there’s also Elon Musk and Bezos
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It won't take Elon Musk several decades for this... So by around 2030, he will probably say: "Well, now buy your tickets, the rocket has become reliable, some to the Moon, some to Mars." (By around 2030, it should be possible to fly to the Moon and Mars on Elon Musk's rockets)
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I believe we will find life on Mars... This will happen in the coming years, I am sure
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