Too expensive: Musk called the cost of colonizing Mars – The Times Hub

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said in a Lex Friedman podcast published on YouTube that sending people to Mars in the current conditions will cost a trillion dollars.

We can't colonize Mars because it's too expensive for now. At the moment, sending people to Mars will cost one trillion dollars. The fact is that one rocket is not enough, people need medical equipment, means of communication, the businessman specified.

He also said that he wants to build self-sustaining colony cities using underground hydroponic farms, which will use solar energy. This will provide conditions for growing crops and food for people.

Musk noted that he plans to land people on Mars within five to ten years, and now his engineers are looking for ways to reduce the cost of getting colonists and cargo to the Red Planet.

Previously, Musk said that the exploration of Mars will lead to human casualties, but it will be a glorious adventure and an incredible experience.

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