Elon Musk Wants to go to Mars

There is a plan to get to Mars that starts with Elon Musk and a big rocket. For many years, the billionaire has been eager to see the big red planet and has even founded the SpaceX rocket company.

At the International Astronautical Congress, Mr. Musk revealed the timelines, engineering details and a video of the rockets and spacecraft. However, the estimated cost of the rocket is about $10 billion and will take a few more years. In fact, it will take about a decade and needs more public-private partnerships and funding.

There will be a few SpaceX vehicles that will take 100 people to Mars every 26 months. While tickets might just cost $500,000 to start they will be reduced to a third of that price later on. It will actually take about 10,000 flights to establish a civilization on Mars with supplies and equipment.

In reality, it would actually take about 40 years to a century for a self-sufficient city to be built on Mars, but he is a dreamer and wants to make it happen. Many people who were at the conference were excited about the news and were lining up to see Mr. Musk’s presentation.

The masculine name Elon is taken from the Hebrew language and is a Jewish surname that means “oak tree” or “tree”. However, in the bible, the name goes by other meanings as well as oak, like strong or grove. It became popular after given a ruling judge of the Israelites back in the Old Testament.