Elon Musk to build Hyperloop test track, internet satellites in space
The Tesla CEO revealed a couple of his plans last week, which include building a Hyperloop test track in Texas and building satellites that expand internet access all the way to Mars.
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Sunday, January 18, 2015, 12:17 PM
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Paul Sancya/AP Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, plans to build a Hyperloop test track and a satellite that brings the internet to Mars. Musk announced last week that he is planning to build a Hyperloop test track and that he wants to build internet-providing satellites in space that can reach Mars.
Tesla's CEO — worth $7.5 billion — made his Hyperloop announcement on Twitter Thursday. The new Hyperloop project would most likely be based in Texas, according to Musk's tweet. The test track would help companies and student teams test out their transportation pods, which can potentially transfer groups of people around the country at speeds of 800 mph.
On Friday, Musk made another big announcement at a SpaceX event in Seattle. The billionaire said he wants to build satellites that provide internet in space and possibly even extend service to Mars.
"Our focus is on creating a global communications system that would be larger than anything that has been talked about to date," Musk said at the event. "It will be important for Mars to have a global communications network as well."
Musk had already confirmed on Reddit that he plans to set up a colony in Mars in the coming decades. He is expected to unveil more details on his Mars colony plans sometime this year.
The internet satellites do not have a completion date, but it could take up to 15 years.
The space venture would cost Musk $10 billion and it has yet to be named. Musk said the space internet project would be based in the new SpaceX Seattle office.
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