Elon Musk is basically the ultimate prepper. I think his fears are centered on nuclear war or extermination by AI which is why he wants to go to a place difficult to reach. I personally think the Mars plan is crackers - not because the technical problems can't be overcome but because we don't have enough data (no data at all really) on long-term effects of low gravity on humans. The project is folly without that. I also don't see him conducting experiments on advanced farming techniques and life support systems. He should be majorly into R & D in this area.
Finding people to go is not an issue at all. There has been research on that question and it shows no shortage of volunteers.
Finding people to go is not an issue at all. There has been research on that question and it shows no shortage of volunteers.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
