Webmaster's House (ChinaZ.com) December 30 news: Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on an episode of lex Fridman podcast that its space exploration technology company SpaceX will send humans to Mars as soon as 5 years. When Asked on the show when SpaceX will send humans to Mars, Musk said: "As soon as 5 years, 10 years at the latest."
Musk told Fridman that factors that decided when to send humans to Mars included "rocket engineering." "Starship is the most complex and advanced rocket ever built," he said. Musk also said: "The fundamental optimization of Starship is to minimize the cost of each orbit entry."
It is understood that Musk's final plan is to build 1,000 Starship rockets, launch 3 a day, and eventually send 1 million people to Mars.
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