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Science fiction movies have already shown us what life might look like on other planets, but Elon Musk is determined to make space colonization a reality. Mars will have a human colony during our lifetime.
Earlier this week, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla took to Twitter to answer some questions from his followers and supporters, as he is known to do. Among them was a couple related to their plans for the Starship missions to establish colonies on the Red Planet and how that would fit in with the terraforming plans.
The colony would come first, Musk replied.
“Life in glass domes at first. Eventually terraformed to support life, like Earth “ the CEO wrote. “Terraforming will be too slow to be relevant in our life. However, we can establish a human base there during our lifetime. At least one future space civilization, discovering our ruins, will be impressed that humans have come this far. “
Last month, Musk said he expected the first Starship mission to launch in 2026, with about 100 people. He had previously referred to Mars as a “superior planet repairman” that could become the new Earth, once our existing planet was destroyed by our actions and a possible Third World War.
Earlier this week, a special section in Starlink’s beta consumer terms of service, called “Applicable laws” confirmed what Musk had been saying on various channels about how Mars would be exempt from the laws of Earth.
By declaring Mars a “Free planet” Musk says whoever sets foot in it first will be the one to decide what laws will govern it, and since he’s currently working to make that happen, he’s laying the groundwork to be the one to do it. Call it the perks of being an innovator / revolutionary / genius, so to speak.
Life in glass domes at first. Eventually terraformed to support life, just like Earth.
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 18, 2020
Terraforming will be too slow to be relevant in our life. However, we can establish a human base there during our lifetime. At least one future space civilization, discovering our ruins, will be impressed that humans have come so far.
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 18, 2020
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