<p>Elon Musk <a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=A1YxNYiyALg">took the stage at the IAC this week</a> and unveiled SpaceX’s architecture for <a href="http://www.spacex.com/mars">their planetary exploration and colonization plans</a>. <a href="http://www.wemartians.com/">Jake from WeMartians</a> and I discuss our initial reactions to and takeaways from the event.</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.wemartians.com/">WeMartians | Follow humanity's journey to Mars</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.spacex.com/mars">Mars | SpaceX</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=A1YxNYiyALg">Making Humans a Multiplanetary Species - YouTube</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/mars_presentation.pdf">Full Presentation Slides</a> (PDF)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.iac2016.org/">IAC - International Astronautical Congress | September 26th - 30th 2016 Guadalajara, Mexico</a></li>
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T+24: ULA’s RapidLaunch and Commercial Market Competitiveness

MECO is opinion and analysis of spaceflight, exploration, policy, and strategy, by Anthony Colangelo.