Billionaire Elon Musk says he is discussing flying to Mars. And 70% of the chances are that he will set foot on Mars himself, although the risk of death is very high.
In an interview with Axios on Sunday, billionaire Elon Musk said he was discussing flying to Mars. And 70% of the chances are that he will set foot on Mars himself, although the risk of death is very high.
That is a big ambition of Elon Musk, which was revealed in 2017. At that time, 47-year-old billionaire said he wanted to fly to Mars in 2022, before a crew made this mission in 2024.
CEO Elon Musk said travels to Mars will be possible over the next seven years, but the ticket price will not be cheap, "a few hundred thousand dollars."
When people assume that the mission of Mars is to help rich people flee the Earth, when our planet is increasingly ruined. Elon Musk denied that, saying: "Your ability to die on Mars is much higher than on Earth."
The CEO of SpaceX also emphasized that this is not a vacation trip, there will be a lot of hard work waiting ahead for the "visitors" who want to build the new colony.
"Once you can land successfully, you will have to work relentlessly to build the facilities. So there is not much time to enjoy or relax. And even after you finish your work, the environment there is very harsh, so there's still plenty of room for you to die on Mars, "Elon Musk said.
And it seems that billionaire Elon Musk wants to be the first to set foot on Mars, despite the possibility he will lose his life.