World’s richest man and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk dropped an earth-shattering announcement on Twitter on Wednesday; Musk says that humanity will make it to Mars —and sooner than many people think.
“Humanity will reach Mars in your lifetime,” Musk tweeted. “Without a common goal, humanity will fight itself,” he added in a follow-up tweet. “Moon brought us together in ‘69, Mars can do that in the future.”
The tweet has more than half a million likes.
Humanity will reach Mars in your lifetime
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 6, 2022
Musk has been active on Twitter, sharing updates and footage from recent SpaceX launches.
Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/x5Lo6JrDmq
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 7, 2022
Watch Falcon 9 launch 53 Starlink satellites to orbit → https://t.co/fQ3R4IVxZ8 https://t.co/ocibwLcez3
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 7, 2022
Last month, Musk said SpaceX aims to build over 1,000 Starships to transport life to Mars, stressing that making life multi-planetary will help back up the ecosystems on Earth.
Musk also tweeted a photo from SpaceX on the Fourth of July.
Happy July 4th! pic.twitter.com/KYN2XO712Z
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 4, 2022