Elon Musk, provocatively: stated that there was a 70% chance that he was going to Mars in person

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and Space X, used to make strong statements. This time he went further and badured that it was very likely that personally go to Mars. Yes, on the red planet, where he hopes to arrive with his spaceships.

"There is a 70% chance"He reacted when Axios program journalists consulted him about the possibility that he was going in person. The South African businessman badured that his company had made significant progress in the possibility of to reach Mars, one of his obsessions.

By chance yesterday, Monday, NASA managed to land on Mars the InSight probe, a new exploration robot that will study earthquakes.

The descent took seven dramatic minutes and the first picture of the planet.

Musk was far from taking a romantic look at the explorations with humans: "The probability that you die on Mars in much higher than on Earth. Chances are you will die while traveling in a dialog box through deep space. "

Space X, your company, plans to carry out its first mission with the transport of goods (without human) to Mars in 2020 It will be about exploring the resources and installing some infrastructure. The trip with people is planned for 2024.

When asked if it would be an "escape" for millionaires, Musk smiled and said, "If you land successfully, you will work tirelessly to build the base. There is not much time for recreation. It's a very hostile environment, so chances are you'll die. We believe that you can go back but we are not sure"

On how much a ticket could cost the red planet, Tesla's CEO argued that "Hundreds of thousands of dollars."