November 27, 2012 · 9:48 AM · Tweet from Elon Musk (@elonmusk)
Millions of people needed for Mars colony, so 80k+ would just be the number moving to Mars per year
Link: Huge Mars Colony Eyed by SpaceX Founder Elon Musk
November 27, 2012 · 9:55 AM · Tweet from Elon Musk (@elonmusk)
And, yes, I do in fact know that this sounds crazy. That is not lost on me. Nor do I think SpaceX will do this alone.
November 27, 2012 · 10:00 AM · Tweet from Elon Musk (@elonmusk)
But if humanity wishes to become a multi-planet species, then we must figure out how to move millions of people to Mars.