according to a 2017 announcement by elon musk, the first manned mission to mars is planned for as early as 2028.
according to a 2017 announcement by elon musk, when is the first manned mission to mars planned?
as early as 2028
musk's goal is to reduce the cost of human spaceflight by a factor of 10. in a 2011 interview, he said he hopes to send humans to mars' surface within 10–20 years. in ashlee vance's , musk stated that he wants to establish a mars colony by 2040, with a population of 80,000. musk stated that, since mars' atmosphere lacks oxygen, all transportation would have to be electric (electric cars, electric trains, hyperloop, electric aircraft). musk stated in june 2016 that the first unmanned flight of the larger mars colonial transporter (mct) spacecraft is aimed for departure to the red planet in 2022, to be followed by the first manned mct mars flight departing in 2024. in september 2016, musk revealed details of his architecture to explore and colonize mars. by 2016, musk's private trust holds 54% of spacex stock, equivalent to 78% of voting shares.
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elon musk: tesla, spacex, and the quest for a fantastic future









































elon musk: tesla, spacex, and the quest for a fantastic future is ashlee vance's biography of elon musk, published in 2015. the book traces elon musk's life from his childhood up to the time he spent at zip2 and paypal, and then onto spacex, tesla, and solarcity. in the book, vance managed to get regular interviews with musk, those close to him, and those who were with him at the most important points of his life; musk had no control over the biography's contents. 









































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elon musk: tesla, spacex, and the quest for a fantastic future