His goals include reducing global warming through sustainable energy production and consumption, and reducing the "risk of human extinction" by establishing a human colony on Mars.
Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough. Elon Musk
I'm interested in things that change the world or that affect the future and wondrous, new technology where you see it, and you're like, Wow, how did that even happen? How is that possible? Elon Musk
I think we are at the dawn of a new era in commercial space exploration. Elon Musk
There have to be reasons that you get up in the morning and you want to live. Why do you want to live? What's the point? What inspires you? What do you love about the future? If the future does not include being out there among the stars and being a multi-planet species, I find that incredibly depressing. Elon Musk
If humanity doesn't land on Mars in my lifetime, I would be very disappointed. Elon Musk
I say something, and then it usually happens. Elon Musk
My vision is for a fully reusable rocket transport system between Earth and Mars that is able to re-fuel on Mars - this is very important - so you don't have to carry the return fuel when you go there. Elon Musk
SpaceX is only 12 years old now. Between now and 2040, the company's lifespan will have tripled. If we have linear improvement in technology, as opposed to logarithmic, then we should have a significant base on Mars, perhaps with thousands or tens of thousands of people.
