Elon Musk: From the Beginning, SpaceX’s Goal Has Been to Make Life Multiplanetary

Elon Musk: From the beginning, SpaceX's goal has been to make life multiplanetary.

“The goal of SpaceX is to make life multiplanetary in order to extend the probable lifespan of consciousness. That's been the goal from the beginning. You can see videos of me talking about this 20 years ago.

In order to do that, we need to transport a lot of people and equipment to Mars. And if we're able to do so, then we will get past the Fermi Filter of being a single-planet civilization, which is a precarious situation.

If we're a multi-planet civilization, the probable lifespan of civilization is much greater. And once we're a multi-planet civilization, we can then extend beyond our solar system and try to go to other star systems, get out there and explore the galaxy.

Perhaps we'll find many long-dead one-planet civilizations out there among the stars.”

Interview at Cannes Lions, June 19, 2024