Elon Musk: “People Will Die On The Trip To Planet Mars”

Elon Musk added to his statement saying, “Going to Mars reads like that advert for Shackleton going to the Antarctic. You know it is dangerous. It’s uncomfortable, and it’s a long journey.”

And then, he lowered the boom, “You might not come back alive, but it is a glorious adventure and it will be an amazing experience, Yeah, honestly, a bunch of people will probably die in the beginning.”

He went on … “Humanity is the agent of life and we have an obligation to ensure the creatures of Earth continue even if there is a calamity on Earth, whether it is man-made or a natural calamity – if you look at the fossil record there are many mass extinctions. It is about ensuring we pass that threshold where it is self-sustaining if some calamity prevents the ships from going there.”