A successful mission to Mars depends on the result of the U.S. presidential election in October, according to SpaceX chief and mega Republican booster Elon Musk.
“Trump supports a government efficiency commission to allow great things to be done, Kamala does not,”Musk said on X, adding, “We will never reach Mars if Kamala wins.”
Musk went wild on X, the social media platform he owns, in the hours following the first U.S. presidential debate in which Vice President Kamala Harris scored a clear win over former President Donald Trump, whom Musk supports.
In one post, he complained that the debate hosts “were not fair” to Trump.
The American billionare, who has long wanted to colonize the Red Planet, said Saturday that he plans to launch his Starships to Mars with no crew in two years.
If that goes well, he wants to send the first crewed flight in four years.