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Self-sustaining Mars city ASAP

“I think it's important that we strive to have a self-sustaining city on Mars as soon as possible.”
— Elon Musk · Dec 1, 2020 · Axel Springer Award interview, Berlin, Dec 1 2020 — full recording (YouTube, English captions) 2:08 ↗
Video: Axel Springer Award interview, Berlin, Dec 1 2020 — full recording (YouTube, English captions)
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 2:08 — AXEL SPRINGER AWARD INTERVIEW, BERLIN, DEC 1 2020 — FULL RECORDING (YOUTUBE, ENGLISH CAPTIONS)

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Dec 1, 2020
The promise: “I think it's important that we strive to have a self-sustaining city on Mars as soon as possible.” · Axel Springer Award interview, Berlin, Dec 1 2020 — full recording (YouTube, English captions) 2:08 ↗
Today · Sep 11, 2026
Status: Pending · 8,877 days left. Still waiting.

Accepting the Axel Springer Award in Berlin in December 2020, Musk said it was important 'that we strive to have a self-sustaining city on Mars as soon as possible.' A self-sustaining city — one that survives without resupply from Earth — is the end goal of SpaceX's Mars program. Tracked against a 2050 deadline, the prediction remains pending.

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