Elon Musk: "I Would Be Surprised If We Can't Go to Mars Within 5 Years"

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Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, revealed plans to send humans to Mars within five years and build a self-sustaining city there.

According to a report by CNBC on the 15th (local time), Musk, who leads SpaceX, said in an interview with Time magazine, which named him Person of the Year, "I would be surprised if we don't get to Mars within five years."

He explained that he is planning a large-scale Mars project. The plan is to create a self-sustaining city with a hydroponic farm powered by solar energy on Mars, allowing humanity to live there permanently.

He emphasized that building a self-sustaining city on Mars and relocating animals and Earth's life forms will be a very massive next venture.

He also said that the Mars project is an exciting endeavor and that he does not intend to make money from it.

He mentioned that his recent criticism of the rocket engine development speed and warning employees about the risk of SpaceX going bankrupt last month was simply part of a motivation strategy.

SpaceX became the first private company to successfully launch a manned spacecraft. The company is pushing forward with plans to send the manned space shuttle 'Starship' to Mars in 2026 and complete human migration to Mars by 2050.

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