Posted on 10/01/2016 8:56:07 PM PDT by aquila48
Elon Musk takes the stage of the 67th International Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico on Sept. 27, it won’t be to rehash terrestrial concerns like a fatal Tesla autopilot crash or a poorly received merger proposal. Instead, the space and electric-car entrepreneur will be talking about realizing his boyhood dream: going to Mars.
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Mainly with other peoples’ (and taxpayers’) money.
Does the plan includes sucking billions of dollars from the gubmint? That is what Musk really does best.
“Uh , Yes, why would you believe anyone would leave earth to live in a bubble?”
I have a few million people I’d like to suggest for the trip.....
Sounds like a Ponzi scheme to me.
Ideal place for LibeRATS, take them all!
I like Earth.
The entire executive branch, and all Dem members of the senate plus Flake. Collins, Graham, and Sasse
Too bad he doesn’t have room for all these libtards.
If Musk were proposing mining asteroids, I’d be all for it. Going to Mars? Why?
Check out the beginning of the video - he tells you why.
He's a doer on earth, a dreamer on Mars. I think it's a concession even to call this a dream. I think it's cynical hype.
Maybe we get lucky and Elon Musk will be on the first flight. Just a thought...
he’s going to cure cancer in 10 years ( it’s always 10 years)
He’s actually asked that question in the video.
Step 1) Give heavily to Democrat causes and politicians. Simply because they are the best at managing the country, Wink Wink.
Step 2) Receive multi billion dollar grants and tax structured benefits, including tax credits, IE Welfare, geared at new exciting enterprise.
Step 3) Sell idea and government backing to millions of investors and begin development while skimming 20% off the top.
Step 4) Become even more fabulously wealthy without ever having a profitable business.
I would start with Obama. We are going to have to put up with his mouth from now until the end of the World. Take that banshee of a wife with him. And his homely daughters.
Talk of colonizing Mars is premature.
We need to go back to our own moon and work out all the kinks of developing human settlements on another world, before attempting something as grandiose as what Musk and Robert Zubrin advocate.
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