Elon Musk’s Journey to Mars

My name is Elon Musk and I helped create PayPal and then Tesla.”
NASA turns to the private sector to resupply the International Space Station.
“I recently helped create the SpaceX. The reason I got into this space exploration was because
it didn’t seem to me that we’ve been making the progress that we should make given the fact
that we could get to the moon in 1969. In fact, it seemed like we were going backwards.”
Three, two, one and liftoff of the Space x Falcon 9 rocket.
“I thought it was important that we ultimately be on a path towards creating a self-sustaining
civilization on Mars. And NASA awarded us one of three contracts to upgrade our capability to
human transport.”
What we’re looking at here is Dragon Spacecraft Pressure Vessel.
“And I like working on engineering and design. Sales and finance are not really my forte.”
“We intend to keep advancing the space technology until it’s possible for people to go to Mars.
Like I love to say another 20 years at least. I think it’ll probably happen.”

Smithsonian Magazine, Dec. 2012.