Tesla CEO To create $ 10 billion investment in the Internet space
Loco plan of one of Tesla CEO Elon Musk by one. According to foreign media reports, the proposed project musk Internet space, 16 in Seattle, the project can be covered with Mars, is expected to reach $ 10 billion investment.
Musk said space projects can bring Internet connections faster, cheaper Internet, people no longer need to lay the ground communication lines. Accept the interview, "Bloomberg Business Week," said Musk, SpaceX satellite Internet project has two objectives: first, to provide Internet services affordable satellite to developing countries, secondly, through a system satellite communications, update the existing Internet backbone network speed.
Speed advantages of Internet space projects. "With regard to the optical fiber in the vacuum environment of space, the speed of propagation of the optical signal is 40% faster." Musk believes that the use of low-orbit satellites to provide Internet services can cover many remote areas. According to reports, musk previous program will use hundreds of pieces of communications satellites of the Earth, about 750 miles, which is more than the overall communications satellite 22,000 miles away from the earth to be much shorter. Even this project can also be used for future Mars immigrants, musk hopefully when future human landing on Mars, this technology allows Internet service coverage Mars.
Some media reports, draft Musk SpaceX headquarters in the new office in Seattle, has about 60 people in R & D, these researchers also provide support to projects rocket and space transportation SpaceX. It is expected that the project will cost $ 10 billion, at least five years to the satellite launch, the coming years will be to recruit 1,000 staff in R & D Beijing News reporter Li Yuan
Musk these incredible ideas
1 Tesla (Tesla) was founded in 2003, the first company electric car lithium ion battery in the world.
2 SpaceX (launch projects to the private area) short-term goal is the moon, the long-term goal is Mars. December 8, 2010, SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is successfully Maske "spaceship Dragon", launched into Earth orbit, is the first private company in the world can successfully launched into space and re-entry spacecraft.
3 SolarCity (PV Company) to build the largest solar panel factory in the world in the short term.
4 Hyperloop (super high speed train) Maske in 2013 is expected Hyperloop first track will be the official carrier for San Francisco to Los Angeles, cost about $ 6 billion, it took about 35 minutes, the maximum theoretical speed 760 miles (about 1223 km).
