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hopes to make a manned flight to Mars in the 2020-
2025 time frame. And that fantastic project is moving
forward! A major advance is that they have learned how
to return the Falcon rocket safely to Earth so it can be
used multiple times. An astronaut’s space suit has al-
ready been designed and tested. Musk’s dream is to
colonize Mars and make space flights not rare events
but everyday occurrences. And this past September,
Musk put out a video about a new idea for SpaceX rock-
ets—to use them instead of conventional aircraft to fly
to any place on Earth. The
younger generation may
very well fly from continent
to continent by
rocket. Our inno-
vators are bringing
the future ever
closer.
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For further reading and to see our sources:
Future Airplanes of NASA
http://jdasolutions.aero/blog/nasa-future-airplanes/
Bleed air
https://www.detectcarbonmonoxide.com/boeing-787-provides-pas-
sengers-crews-clean-breathing-air/
Aviation Stack Exchange question:
Why is air mixed with bypass air on the A/C of an aircraft? March
7, 2016
https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/24809/why-is-air-
mixed-with-bypass-air-on-the-a-c-of-an-aircraft
SUGAR Volt: Boeing’s Hybrid Electric Aircraft
http://www.boeing.com/features/2012/05/sugar-volt-boeing-hybrid-
electric-aircraft-05-2-12.page
Boeing 2014 Environment Report
http://www.boeing.com/aboutus/environment/environment_re-
port_14/2.3_future_flight.html
Box wing design by Lockheed Martin
https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/nasas-big-ideas-for-the-future-
of-flight/3/
Box Wing Jet by Lockheed Martin—A Flight of the Future!
https://www.crazyengineers.com/threads/box-wing-jet-by-lock-
heed-martin-a-flight-of-the-future.65631/
Flight in 2030: Super quiet Progress Eagle concept plane has
three decks, generates its own power and boasts a 314-ft
wingspan
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2982691/Flight-
2030-Super-quiet-Progress-Eagle-concept-plane-three-decks-gen-
erates-power-314-ft-wingspan.html
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