Elon Musk Speaks on Journey to Mars, "Honestly, a Bunch of People Probably Will Die in the Beginning"
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Apr 27 2021 at 7:34 AM GMT
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- During a recent talk with Peter Diamandis, founder of the XPRIZE Foundation, Elon Musk offered an interesting thought regarding SpaceX's ambitious journey to Mars.
- The two future thinking figures discussed a wide array of topics from energy and communications to knowledge and transport, ultimately announced the $100 million USD XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition.
- At the 13:25 mark, the two begin talking about the early stages of the voyages to the Red Planet with Musk saying, "honestly, a bunch of people probably will die in the beginning.
- The nonchalant remark was followed by a note from the ambitious tech figure noting that the idea of Mars is "an escape hatch for rich people.
- Adding, "going to Mars reads like that ad for Shackleton going to the Antarctic, you know: it"s dangerous, it's uncomfortable, it's a long journey, you might not, you know, come back alive, um'but it's a glorious adventure and it'll be amazing, an amazing experience.
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