Elon Musk is confident that humans will go to Mars at an affordable price

Billionaire Elon Musk says that the price for a ticket to his spacecraft to Mars should be affordable for most people.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX company plans to build a city on the red planet in the coming decades.

In a conversation with the head of TED conferences Chris Anderson on April 18, Elon Musk was asked about the price of the journey. Migrate to Mars. Mr. Anderson asked if the price could go as low as a few hundred thousand dollars.

The price will be determined in part by the economic situation, said Elon Musk, but it also needs to make Mars travel affordable to attract about 1 million people to build a city on Mars.

“If it costs to go to Mars, let’s say $100,000, then I think almost anyone can work, save, and eventually have $100,000 and can go to Mars if they want to” – Elon Musk said.

The SpaceX boss added: “We want to give it to anyone who wants to go.”

The scenario that Elon Musk describes seems to be foreshadowing that people who want to travel to Mars will sell their homes and other properties to go.

During the interview, Elon Musk mentioned other potential sources of funding, like government grants or loans.

Before, Elon Musk once assumed a round trip to Mars would cost between $100,000 and $500,000.

In 2020, Elon Musk expressed hope to build 1,000 SpaceX Starship spacecraft within 10 years to send 1 million people to Mars by 2050 to build a city on Mars. He suggested that humans could land on Mars for the first time in 2029.