Elon Musk: The Greatest Adventure Is Building a New Civilization on Mars

Elon Musk: I think the best possible adventure is to go and help build a new civilization on a new planet.

“It's important to emphasize even with the rocket that we'll be launching just at the end of this year, it will be capable of making life multiplanetary and thereafter it's just about continuing to hone the efficiency and capability of the rocket and reduce the cost per ton and reduce the cost per person to Mars.

And like I said, ultimately make it so that anyone who wants to move to Mars and help build a new civilization can do so. Anyone out there. How cool would that be? And even if you don't want to do it, maybe you have a son or daughter who wants to do that or a friend who wants to do it.

I think it would be the best adventure that one could possibly do is to go and help build a new civilization on a new planet.”

SpaceX Update: The Road to Making Life Multiplanetary, May 29, 2025