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Elon Musk called inevitable human sacrifices in the development of Mars
The head of the American space company SpaceX, Elon Musk, believes that when mastering Mars, a certain number of people will inevitably die. He stated this in an interview with CNN .
“It is obvious that many will die at the beginning. It’s not easy to get there. Yes, this is not for everyone. We do not force anyone to go there, everything is on a voluntary basis,” TASS Mask quotes the words. At the same time, he noted that SpaceX is not short of those who want to go to Mars, despite the risks of this enterprise.
The entrepreneur once again noted that humanity for the sake of survival should become a view living on various planets in order to survive in the event of a disaster on Earth. “For example, the Third World War may begin,” he said.
“It will be a glorious adventure and amazing experience. Yes, you can die. It will be very inconvenient, and food will probably not be very good, and other similar things. But if you are attracted to a difficult and dangerous but glorious adventure, then Mars is the most suitable place for it,” Musk noted.
Recall that in December last year, Musk said that the first person can be delivered to Mars in 2026, and with a favorable combination of circumstances, a person will set off on the surface of the Red Planet in 2024. He gave such a forecast during the AXEL Springer award ceremony, which is awarded to the media account of the authors of innovative ideas.
“I am sure that six years later from the present moment,” Musk said, answering the question when people get the opportunity to land on Mars. “We will try to send a ship there without a team in two years,” Musk added.
The possibility of launching spacecraft to Mars, which allows to reach a neighboring planet in the shortest possible time, appears once every 26 months. So, last year, three devices were sent to Mars at once: Chinese and American praise, as well as the UAE orbital apparatus. The launches of the following Martian missions are expected in 2022.
Elon Musk has long been promoting the idea of flying to Mars and creating a permanent colony on the planet. Now SpaceX plans to use the Starship ship for flying to Mars, the prototypes of which are generally unsuccessfully undergoing a jump in 10 kilometers with subsequent landing. Given these failures, the launch of the ship without a crew to Mars in 2022 is still unlikely.