Elon Musk has refuted a New York Times story implying he offered his sperm to assist in the colonization of Mars.
According to the July 11 report, Musk had subtly instructed his staff to start designing an off-world residence able to withstand the severe conditions of Mars.
Designing Martian Habitats
One team is reviewing designs for “small dome habitats,” 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’ cold alien environment—ccomposed of 95% carbon dioxide and barely 0.13% oxygen.
“Two people familiar with his comments,” the paper notes, stated that Musk “volunteered his sperm to help seed a colony.”
But Musk has subsequently openly refuted these assertions in response to a post distributing the X article.
“Best to hear it in the words I have used in many interviews over the years. I have not fwiw ‘volunteered my sperm’” said Musk.
Musk’s SpaceX Focus: Reaching Mars
“No one at SpaceX has been directed to work on a Mars city. When people have asked to do so, I’ve said we need to focus on getting there first.”
Musk denied it on his social media site X, but the story has been blazing over news desks and social media.
According to Musk, by 2050, he intends to create a one-million-person city on Mars.
Musk revealed years ago that his ultimate objective would be to launch three ships a day, or 1,000 trips annually.
Though he was first disdainful of the concept, Musk also once said he could see Bitcoin maybe being used as a kind of payment on Mars.
Musk 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.
“It would make sense to use some kind of cryptocurrency on Mars; you couldn’t use Bitcoin because the reconciliation is too long.”
Though it would still present challenges, Musk 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.
“Perhaps you can use Bitcoin to some degree, but it would be difficult to use it a lot on Mars,” he said, noting the possible demand for a localized network on the planet.
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