Is Elon Musk carrying out a suicidal Mars colonization mission?

Elon Musk, the SpaceX founder had several times revealed that his ultimate aim is to set up a glorious colony on the Red Planet. According to Musk, humans are the only conscious beings in the universe, and we should use this consciousness to emerge as a multi-planetary species, something which is very much necessary for the survival of humanity if earth becomes inhabitable.

Now, while talking at the Humans to Mars summit, Musk has warned that establishing a human colony on Mars will be very challenging, and it may even result in the deaths of Earthlings on the Red Planet.

Musk, during his talk, revealed that the journey to Mars will not be a hard task, but setting up a self-sustained colony will be challenging. The SpaceX founder also warned that the upcoming manned mission to Mars is not designed for the faint-hearted, as there are chances for losing their lives during the trip.

“I want to emphasize that this is a very hard and dangerous difficult thing. Not for the faint of heart. Good chance you’ll die, it’s going to be tough going, but it will be pretty glorious if it works out,” said Musk, as quoted by CNBC.

Elon Musk has previously revealed that the future government which will be set up on Mars will be based on direct democracy. He also made it clear that all Martians will have a direct role in determining the decision-making process of the government. Musk is now planning to put a million people on Mars by 2050, but many skeptics consider this timeline an unrealistic one.