Musk’s plan for Mars colonization has attracted significant criticism, with many, including former U.S. President Barack Obama arguing that humanity should prioritize protecting Earth before colonizing other planets, while Britain’s chief astrophysicist Lord Martin Rees described Musk’s dream as a “ dangerous delusion .”

Elon Musk envisions a successful and self-sustaining Martian city, capable of thriving independently of Earth. To achieve this, a population of about

Elon Musk’s estranged daughter, Vivian Wilson, discussed her father’s behavior during her childhood, his plans to colonize Mars, and even his gaming skills.

This is what Mr Musk said he wanted to do last year. Then it seemed barely plausible. Today it looks next to impossible. Mr Musk’s plans focus on Starship, the unprecedentedly large and, in principle,

Russia could supply a small nuclear power plant for a mission to Mars planned by billionaire entrepreneur and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, President Vladimir Putin's international cooperation envoy said on Thursday.

Elon Musk launched a March Madness bracket challenge that could send someone to Mars as part of the SpaceX program. All they have to do is correctly predict the win of each of the 63 games. X, which Musk owns, announced the challenge on its sports account last week.

Under SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's vision, humans could then land on the Red Planet in 2029, though he admitted 2031 is "more likely."

Days later, Dmitriev said he is expecting to speak with Musk, the world's richest man, about a potential mission to Mars. Russia also wants to collaborate with the Tesla CEO to advance the capabilities of its space agency, Roscosmos, and its state-owned nuclear corporation, Rosatom, Dmitriev added.