- The Elon Musk wants to build 1,000 rockets to launch three of them a day, in this way, he would take a million people to the red planet.
- 2021 has been a record year for space flights: 47 humans have been more than 100 kilometers from Earth.
There is a possibility that in less than ten years we can see the Starship land with humans on Mars. Elon Musk says on Lex Fridman’s podcast that this is SpaceX’s most important goal and could be met before 2031.
The host of the program asked the businessman at what point humans would arrive on Mars thanks to SpaceX, after 20 seconds of silence, Musk replied that “the best case is around five years, the worst case, ten years” .
To agree with the prediction, he noted that key factors in achieving this goal include the design of the Starship spacecraft , being “the most complex and advanced rocket ever made . ” Transport optimization is an essential element because the costs per ton to orbit and for the surface of Mars must be minimized , in this way, humans could reach the red planet.
Musk told Fridman that “no amount of money can get you a ticket to Mars . ” On the other hand, experts declare in Business Insider that ” it could take longer than predicted if things do not go exactly as planned during the three launch opportunities remaining before 2026″ .
For now, Elon Musk is planning to build 1,000 Starship rockets and launch three of them every day to take a million people to Mars , bearing in mind that his intentions to conquer the red planet are quite serious.