Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, stated that the ‘Starship should be able to make it to the moon in less than 5 years.’ Additionally, a recent tweet announced that people will soon be sent to Mars by the company.
Elon Musk, a widely discussed billionaire, unveiled his strategy to relocate one million individuals to Mars. The announcement was made through X (formerly known as Twitter), with Musk stating, ‘We are strategizing a detailed game plan to transport a million people to Mars.
He further emphasized, ‘Civilization only overcomes the single-planet Great Filter when Mars can sustain itself even in the absence of supply ships from Earth,’ he added. In response to a post declaring, ‘Starship is the largest rocket ever built and it’ll take us to Mars,’ Elon Musk stated, ‘Civilization only passes the single-planet Great Filter when Mars can survive even if Earth supply ships stop coming.
Musk replied to users’ inquiries about the launch of Starship to the Red Planet, stating, “One day, a trip to Mars will be like a flight across the country.”
Last week, the SpaceX founder expressed confidence that the “Starship should be able to make it to the moon in less than 5 years.”
Highlighting the significance of SpaceX’s Dragon spaceship, Musk mentioned it will take astronauts further from Earth than they’ve been in over half a century. He emphasized that substantial effort will be needed to establish sustainable living conditions on Mars.
In January, Musk articulated his hope that SpaceX will send humans to the Moon within the next eight years.
“Eight years from now, I believe we will have landed on Mars and sent people to the Moon,” stated Musk. Additionally, he expressed his ambition to establish a base on the Moon.
According to the X owner, “Humanity should have a moon base, cities on Mars, and be out there among the stars.” Reflecting on the future, Musk previously remarked, “We should have a base on the moon, like a permanently occupied human base on the moon, and then send people to Mars. Maybe there’s something beyond the space station, but we’ll see.”
Musk’s aspirations extend to the third Starship flight test this year, with hopes that it will reach orbit and demonstrate the spacecraft’s reliable deorbit capability.