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In January 2020, Musk stated on Twitter that he aimed to have one million people living on Mars by 2050. His strategy involves building a fleet of 1,000 Starships, each capable of transporting 100 people. Repeating this process multiple times would theoretically lead to a population of one million Martians.
However, this ambitious timeline fundamentally overlooks numerous logistical challenges. Mars and Earth align favorably for space travel only every 26 months. Thus, to achieve a million settlers by 2050, SpaceX would need to send approximately 100,000 people to Mars by 2029, a target that appears increasingly unrealistic given current technological constraints.