Life on Mars: Elon Musk reveals details of his colonisation vision
by Hannah Devlin Science correspondent from on (#2T4KC)
SpaceX entrepreneur outlines his plan to make humans a multi-planetary species, including an 'intentionally fuzzy' 10-year timeframe
As far as home planets go, the Earth ticks most of the boxes: oxygen, water, food and lovely views. But there are risks to be considered too. What if a nuclear war, an asteroid collision or a rogue AI sent it all up in smoke, blotting out our own fragile existence?
Luckily, Elon Musk is one step ahead and last year outlined his ambition to send humans to Mars as a "backup drive" for civilisation. Now, the billionaire entrepreneur has provided further details of his vision to make humans a multi-planetary species in a breezy paper, published in the appropriately-titled journal New Space.
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