Elon Musk Says, "I think we should do our very best to become a multiplanet species and we should do it now."
Musk was showing off his steel spacecraft—with uncharacteristic control fins for modern space rockets—in Texas during a press event. Space X has already completed two engine test flights in a small “Testhopper.”
He feels that his new spaceship can bridge the gap between humans and other planets. Musk’s end goal is allowing humans to become an interplanteary species. At the SpaceX facility, located in Boca Chica, Texas, Musk explained his future plans for the Mars rocket. He hopes to achieve a one-day ferry operation to bring humans to Mars.
"This is going to sound totally nuts,” Musk said, “but we want to try and reach orbit in less than six months."