On September 27th 2016, SpaceX is poised to reveal their architecture for colonising Mars; including the much speculated upon 'Mars Colonial Transporter' (MCT).
Ahead of the announcement, Cambridge University PhD Candidate Ryan MacDonald examines what we know about the MCT to date.

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*'Elon Musk provides new details on his ‘mind blowing’ mission to Mars' (Washington post):
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/t...

*SpaceX subreddit:
  / spacex  

*Richard Heidmann's latest MCT analysis:
http://planete-mars.com/mars-coloniza...

*A great Raptor engine summary (NASA Spaceflight):
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/0...

*Speculated MCT/BFR specifications (L2 leak!):
  / preliminary_mctbfr_information  

*An excellent example MCT architecture by /u/coborop (Reddit):
  / fanmade_mct_and_bfr_architecture_cad_and_math  

*'SpaceX’s Mars Colonial Transporter: Rumors and Realities' (Spaceflight Insider):
http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/org...

*'SpaceX has shipped its Mars engine to Texas for tests' (Ars Technica):
http://arstechnica.co.uk/science/2016...

*SpaceX:
http://www.spacex.com/