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posted by Fnord666 on Monday November 26 2018, @10:43PM   Printer-friendly
from the don't-forget-to-say-goodbye dept.

Elon Musk Says There's a '70 Percent' Chance He'll Move to Mars:

Elon Musk has talked about personally heading to Mars before, but how likely is he to make the trip, really? Well, he just put a number on it. In an interview for the Axios on HBO documentary series, Musk said there was a "70 percent" chance he'll go to Mars. There have been a "recent number of breakthroughs" that have made it possible, he said. And as he hinted before, it'd likely be a one-way trip -- he expects to "move there."

The executive also rejected the idea that traveling to Mars could be an "escape hatch for the rich" in its current form. He noted that an ad for going to Mars would be "like Shackleton's ad for going to the Antarctic," which (though likely not real) made clear how dangerous and the South Pole journey was. Even if you make it to Mars, you'll spend all your time building the base and struggling to survive harsh conditions, Musk said. And while it might be possible to come back, it's far from guaranteed. As with climbing Everest, Musk believes it's all about the "challenge."

The interview is available on YouTube.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 27 2018, @01:06PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 27 2018, @01:06PM (#766910)

    And if he's living underground... well, he's going to need someone to help him find his way back to the surface...

  • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday November 27 2018, @03:32PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday November 27 2018, @03:32PM (#766936) Journal

    Why would the Morlocks want to come up to the surface?

    Doing so would interrupt their video games.

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