Elon Musk: A base on the Moon and a city on Mars the “next logical step”

Call for dialogue between Washington and Moscow, at a time when their relations have reached the lowest levels since the end of the Cold War, addressed today the Ίλον Μασκ, speaking at the “New Knowledge” forum held in Russia, addressed.

“There is a lot of talent and energy in Russia and I think there needs to be more dialogue and communication between Russia and the US,” said the American businessman and CEO of the companies. Tesla and SpaceX, speaking via video link to the New Knowledge Forum held simultaneously in several Russian cities

Referring to the Tesla company he runs, he said he was close to consolidating its presence in Russia and was considering opening factories.

Musk said his company already had production facilities in China and the United States, but was considering opening production facilities in other parts of the world.

Speaking about the future prospects in the transport sector, Elon Musk said that all transport in the future will be electric, with the exception of rockets.

Regarding his participation in this forum, which is attended by other world-famous personalities, Musk said that he was asked to do so by the spokesman of the Russian President Dmitry Peshkov to participate in this forum.

How to see a city on Mars

Elon Musk estimated that over time we will be able to inhabit Mars.

“We can make it habitable. Initially, of course, under pressure, with protective glass. But over time we will be able to live “, said during the forum, answering the question how he sees it to be a city in planet Mars.

According to Musk, the construction of an international space base on the Moon and a city on Mars will be the next stage in the development of international cooperation in the field of space. “Cooperation in space is very important. But at the same time we must not stop at some issues in the field of astronautics… The next logical step is to create a base on the Moon and over time a city on Mars».

The forum “Novoye Znanye” (New Knowledge), which takes place from 20 to 22 May in the cities of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Sochi, Vladivostok, Novosibirsk, Kaliningrad, is estimated to be attended by more than 5 millions of people, in live and non-live connections.

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