{"id":24912,"date":"2024-07-12T14:00:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T11:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.io\/?p=24912"},"modified":"2024-07-12T09:41:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T06:41:06","slug":"musk-denies-sperm-donation-for-mars-colonization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/musk-denies-sperm-donation-for-mars-colonization\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk Denies Sperm Donation for Mars Colonization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Elon Musk<\/strong> has refuted a New York Times story implying he offered his sperm to assist in the colonization of Mars.<\/p>\n<p>According to the July 11 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/11\/technology\/elon-musk-spacex-mars.html\">report<\/a>, <strong>Musk<\/strong> had subtly instructed his staff to start designing an off-world residence able to withstand the severe conditions of Mars.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/musk-denies-sperm-donation-for-mars-colonization\/#Designing_Martian_Habitats\" title=\"Designing Martian Habitats\">Designing Martian Habitats<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/musk-denies-sperm-donation-for-mars-colonization\/#Musks_SpaceX_Focus_Reaching_Mars\" title=\"Musk&#8217;s SpaceX Focus: Reaching Mars\">Musk&#8217;s SpaceX Focus: Reaching Mars<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Designing_Martian_Habitats\"><\/span>Designing Martian Habitats<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One team is reviewing designs for &#8220;small dome habitats,&#8221; including building materials that might be employed. While a third is investigating if humans may have children there, another is working on spacesuits that could endure Mars&#8217; cold alien environment\u2014ccomposed of 95% carbon dioxide and barely 0.13% oxygen.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Two people familiar with his comments<\/em>,&#8221; the paper notes, stated that <strong>Musk<\/strong> &#8220;<em>volunteered his sperm to help seed a colony<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But <strong>Musk<\/strong> has subsequently openly refuted these assertions in response to a post distributing the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1811416584591941736\">X article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBest to hear it in the words I have used in many interviews over the years. I have not fwiw \u2018volunteered my sperm\u2019\u201d<\/em> said <strong>Musk<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Musks_SpaceX_Focus_Reaching_Mars\"><\/span>Musk&#8217;s SpaceX Focus: Reaching Mars<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201c<em>No one at SpaceX has been directed to work on a Mars city. When people have asked to do so, I\u2019ve said we need to focus on getting there first.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Musk<\/strong> denied it on his social media site X, but the story has been blazing over news desks and social media.<\/p>\n<p>According to <strong>Musk<\/strong>, by 2050, he intends to create a one-million-person city on Mars.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Musk<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1217989066181898240\">revealed years ago<\/a> that his ultimate objective would be to launch three ships a day, or 1,000 trips annually.<\/p>\n<p>Though he was first disdainful of the concept, <strong>Musk<\/strong> also once said he could see Bitcoin maybe being used as a kind of payment on Mars.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Musk<\/strong> originally shot down using Bitcoin as a currency on Mars in an X Spaces in January because of the considerable time it takes to complete transactions.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;It would make sense to use some kind of cryptocurrency on Mars; you couldn&#8217;t use Bitcoin because the reconciliation is too long.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Though it would still present challenges, <strong>Musk<\/strong> decided it might actually be possible because Earth is only eight light minutes from the sun while Mars is roughly twelve after verbally brainstorming by himself.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Perhaps you can use Bitcoin to some degree, but it would be difficult to use it a lot on Mars<\/em>,&#8221; he said, noting the possible demand for a localized network on the planet.<\/p>\n<p><em class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_processed\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\">You can also freely share your thoughts and comments about the topic in the comment section. 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