Elon Musk is admitting that not everyone who embarks on his planned SpaceX missions to Mars will make it to the red planet alive.
Musk shared that revelation during a livestream interview with XPrize founder Peter Diamandis on Thursday announcing the $100-million Carbon Removal project, reported The Independent.
During the interview, the Tesla and SpaceX founder insisted Mars wasn’t going to be an “escape hatch for rich people.” Hoping to have humans on Mars by 2026, Musk admitted those first trips will be perilous.
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