MUSK DEDICATED TO COLONIZE MARS WITHIN 20 YEARS WITH THE EFFORTS OF SPACEX
For more than two decades, Elon Musk has been dedicated to using SpaceX to reach Mars. In recent years, he has increased his efforts and focused on establishing a city on Mars. The 53-year-old billionaire businessman has instructed SpaceX employees to design dome homes, make spacesuits, and investigate whether human reproduction is feasible on Mars. He has even donated his sperm to help establish a colony. According to DNYUZ reports, his timescale has accelerated from the 40–100 years he had previously estimated, with one million humans expected to live on Mars in 20 years.
Elon Musk's Mars plan
Desolate terrain, freezing temperatures, dust storms, and unbreathable air are major obstacles to Musk's Mars plan. NASA wants to land humans on Mars in the 2040s, but Musk wants to go much faster. His objectives are evident in everything he does, from founding The Boring Company, which constructs tunnelling equipment for Mars, to purchasing the social media platform X in order to test out consensus-based governance.
Tesla's Cyber Trucks are designed to be Mars vehicles. These Mars projects will account for the majority of Musk's estimated $270 billion in wealth.
Steps toward colonisation
SpaceX has made great strides with Starship, a nearly 400-foot reusable rocket that will transport NASA astronauts to the moon and potentially Mars. A starship might have living quarters with amenities like a movie theatre and a running track.
SpaceX has also hosted meetings on Mars survival technology, such as ice harvesting and potential colony sites. The latest Starship models are built at Starbase in Texas and have already completed successful test flights.
Musk may even bioengineer new species to survive in the Martian environment in order to create a self-sufficient colony. He proposes using thermonuclear explosions to warm the earth and solar panels to generate energy. The architecture of a city with smaller domes surrounding a larger communal dome is currently being developed by SpaceX teams.
This self-sufficient environment will be maintained by bringing plants and animals to Mars via starship. Impossible Foods and SpaceX are still collaborating to explore possible protein sources for Martian inhabitants.