Elon Musk says he wants to die on Mars:

X.com ^ | 8:21 PM · Feb 18, 2025 | CALL TO ACTIVISM✓@CalltoActivism

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Trump: "Elon's gonna go into orbit soon. He's going to go to Mars."

Musk: "They ask me: Do you wanna die on Mars? And I say, 'Well, yes, but not on impact.'"

[V_TWIN]

The liberal media will have this spun into Elon being suicidal by 6 pm tonight.

[pepsi_junkie]

Wanting something as a fantasy ‘wouldnt it be great’ and actually truly wanting it are two different things. I’d love it if somehow he was able to get the tech to the point where a manned mission to Mars would be possible though. As Kennedy said, we choose to go to the moon -— or mars in his case — not because it is easy but because it is hard! NASA gave up trying to do anything hard after the Space Shuttle.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I thought it was funny.

[Wuli]

Mars should only be considered - for many generations from now - as only worthy of a science station, and not for “colonization”. There are too many practical barriers to actual colonization. And don’t let todays scientists try to convince you they are anthing more than kindergartners when it comes to things like “terraforming” some other planet. Maybe 2,000 or more years from now. Maybe.

[Carry_Okie]

He and 143,999 others?

That'll get somebody going. :-)

[V_TWIN]

Oh it is funny.

Musk: “They ask me: Do you wanna die on Mars? And I say, ‘Well, yes, but not on impact.’”

For having a 155 IQ the man has a hell of a sense of humor.

His X account now states he is “Whitehouse tech support”...that’s hysterical!

[PGR88]

To paraphrase David Bowie - is there death on Mars?

[Ezekiel]

Musk: "They ask me: Do you wanna die on Mars? And I say, 'Well, yes, but not on impact.'"

Now we know! Mars... is the hill to die on. 🔴

Address: 37 Graves

[TexasGator]

“For having a 155 IQ the man has a hell of a sense of humor.”

He is serious.

[BipolarBob]

C'mon Elon. Take me with you and carry me to Valhalla. I will ride with you bright and chrome and have others "Witness me".

[Carry_Okie]

And don’t let todays scientists try to convince you they are anthing more than kindergartners when it comes to things like “terraforming” some other planet. Maybe 2,000 or more years from now. Maybe.

Having been engaged in serious native plant restoration for 35 years, I can say with some authority that we don't know squat about how to "reform" this one. Best we get started here, as we just might learn something about that process.

I wish somebody would tell Musk about that, as I have a thing or two to teach him that I know he wants to learn.

[Telepathic Intruder]

“But not on impact”. LOL

[Sirius Lee]

Easier done than said.

[EvelynMcHale]

MEDIOCRE!

[MinorityRepublican]

Mars should only be considered - for many generations from now - as only worthy of a science station, and not for “colonization”. There are too many practical barriers to actual colonization.

The technology is good enough so that we can use SpaceX's rockets to send probes and drones to Mars.

So we can use robots to build a base.

SpaceX should be able to resupply the base with supplies every 6 months.

All of this will be established in the next 20 years.

Elon Musk has the vision for it.

Once it's done, you'll have competitors. China, etc.

[linMcHlp]

Please, no.

[BipolarBob]

Once it's done, you'll have competitors. China, etc.

Of course, they'll want to exploit the cheap Martian labor force. President Vance will impose tariffs on "Made on Mars" goods.

[woodbutcher1963]

I did too. LOL funny.

[BikerJoe]

A real-life D.D. Harriman.