Elon Musk has always been admired for his ambition, and decision making capabilities. As the current CEO of Tesla Motors and CTO of SpaceX, he envisions a new possibility for mankind: to colonize Mars. No. This is not a mistake. The 43 year old CTO, says that missions to Mars may begin in the mid 2020s with hopes of developing a base beginning with tens of thousands of humans as the first settlers. This idea seems farfetched in numerous ways, as it took SpaceX a decade to even establish a space station of their own. However, this does not falter the ambition of Musk. According to his math, the colonization of Mars with about 1 million people is achievable within a decade.

His vision does not just stops at Mars. Musk, envisions for humans to be in a multi-planet ecosystem, and it all begins with the new economy from Earth to Mars. The first humans to Mars will consist of about 100,000 trips from a giant spaceship from Earth, must pay about $500,000 each to contribute to this project. If SpaceX continues to grow at a linear rate, this could be the start of a new world as we know it.

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http://www.cnet.com/news/elon-musks-mars-vision-is-bigger-than-you-thought/