Its a well known fact that Elon Musk is infatuated with Mars, and has a crazy plan to colonize the red planet. <\/p>\n
However, he's setting his eyes on something much closer to home first. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
During an interview at the International Space Station Research and Development conference on Wednesday, SpaceX founder revealed that he believes having a permanent facility on the Moon would help space agencies unlock their true potential for space exploration. <\/p>\n
Getting people to Mars and beyond, that's the continuance of the dream of Apollo that I think people are really looking for. <\/p>\n
However, despite his excitement for the idea, Musk has no intentions of building a lunar base himself. Hes previously indicated that Earths little satellite isnt a priority for SpaceX, especially since their focus is on settling Mars. And though the company plans to have a spaceship fly around the Moon sometime in 2018, the passengers will not be making a stop off. <\/p>\n
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