Science journalist Shannon Stirone said SpaceX founder Elon Musk is “absolutely into space” when it comes to the “unrealistic” colonization of Mars, citing the myriad ways the red planet can kill humans.
“You can choose between your blood boiling, you know, fizzing like a can of soda, dying from deteriorating your muscles, freezing to death. You name it, you have a lot of options,” said the author of the recent Atlantic article. a Hellhole. ”
Musk said in December that he remains “very confident” that SpaceX will land humans on Mars by 2026, adding that it is an achievable goal “in about six years.”
“Most importantly, we are establishing Mars as a self-perpetuating civilization,” Musk said in a clubhouse chat this year, according to CNET.
Stirone told CNBC’s “The News with Shepard Smith” that the human desire to go to the red planet stems from culture and science fiction, but Musk’s motive is fundamentally driven by a “colonialist vision.”
“The difference with him [Musk] it is not driven by a scientific motive for discovery and truth seeking, but is a colonizing, imperialist, property value, dominating factor, which I think is terrible. ”
SpaceX did not respond to CNBC’s request for comment.