An illustration of a woman orbiting Mars inside a SpaceX vehicle. Elon Musk/SpaceX
Elon Musk said he’s “definitely going to be dead” before humans reach Mars unless innovation speeds up.
The SpaceX CEO made the comments on Monday while speaking to attendees of the Satellite 2020 conference in Washington, DC.
Musk said the biggest obstacle is designing and building a large and “rapidly reusable” rocket.
Watch: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 60 satellites into orbit
Following the successful launch, the rocket’s first stage gently touched down on a SpaceX drone ship landing platform.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX successfully launched its fourth batch of Starlink satellites into orbit and landed a rocket landing Wednesday following days of weather delays for the mission.
A sooty Falcon 9 rocket — which made its third flight with this launch — roared to life at 9:06 a.m. ET, lifting off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station here in Florida. The rocket carried 60 Starlink satellites for SpaceX’s growing constellation, the second such launch by the company this month.
Last week, strong upper level winds forced the private spaceflight company to postpone the Starlink-3 mission’s launch. SpaceX then aimed for the backup launch date of Jan. 28, but rough seas where the drone ship was waiting may have thwarted any attempt at a landing.
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