by Charles Jeanes on Thursday March 11 2021
The Third Promised Land: outer spaces and the star-colonizing project
"We have to colonize Mars to ensure humanity's seed will survive if something happens on earth, like a nuclearthird world war or asteroid strike that could end human life." -- Elon Musk, owner, SpaceX
“Elon Musk says he plans to send 1 million people to Mars by 2050 by launching 3 Starship rockets every day and creating 'a lot of jobs' on the red planet.” -- headline
, Business Insider, January
, 2020
“The solar system can support a trillion humans... we do have to go out into the system. ...That’s the kind of future I want for my grandchildren’s grandchildren.” -- Jeff Bezos, owner, Blue Origin