{"id":19229,"date":"2016-09-28T00:32:15","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T16:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacexs-elon-musk-makes-the-big-pitch-for-his-decades-long-plan-to-colonize-mars\/"},"modified":"2016-09-28T00:32:15","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T16:32:15","slug":"spacexs-elon-musk-makes-the-big-pitch-for-his-decades-long-plan-to-colonize-mars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacexs-elon-musk-makes-the-big-pitch-for-his-decades-long-plan-to-colonize-mars\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX\u2019s Elon Musk makes the big pitch for his decades-long plan to colonize Mars"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SpaceX founder Elon Musk presents his vision for sending settlers to Mars. (Credit: SpaceX)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

GUADALAJARA, Mexico \u2013 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has made some ambitious sales pitches in his career, but today\u2019s big reveal about his plan to transport a million settlers to Mars over the next few decades has to be the topper.<\/p>\n

MORE COVERAGE:<\/strong> A million people on Mars? Explaining Elon Musk\u2019s bold plan to colonize the Red Planet<\/h4>\n

The billionaire began his 95-minute talk with the existential concern over Earth\u2019s long-term future, and the need to set up a civilization beyond Earth to safeguard the species.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope you\u2019d agree this is the right way to go. Yes? \u2026 That\u2019s what we want,\u201d he told a crowd of 3,000 attendees at the International Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara.<\/p>\n

From there on, Musk laid out a step-by-step blueprint that culminated in a vision of a totally reusable super-spaceship that could transport 100 to 200 passengers and their luggage to the Red Planet.<\/p>\n

The Interplanetary Transport System that Musk proposes is even bigger than the pre-reveal rumors suggested. It would stand 400 feet tall, with a massive, 55-foot-wide spaceship at the top.<\/p>\n