Elon Musk Thinks A Permanent Moon Base Would Make Space Exploration Easier In The Future
The SpaceX founder thinks a lunar base would also fire up the imagination of the public, and get them to take more interest.
It¡¯s a well known fact that Elon Musk is infatuated with Mars, and has a crazy plan to colonize the red planet.
However, he's setting his eyes on something much closer to home first.
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.
¡°To really get the public real fired up, I think we've got to have a base on the moon,¡± Musk said at the event.
¡°Getting people to Mars and beyond, that's the continuance of the dream of Apollo that I think people are really looking for.¡±
However, despite his excitement for the idea, Musk has no intentions of building a lunar base himself. He¡¯s previously indicated that Earth¡¯s little satellite isn¡¯t 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.
