Elon Musk: “I think it can be done in [20 years].”

“Let me start with a question. You know a lot about what year does man first set foot on Mars? I think the soonest would be … I think it can be done in [20 years]. … putting his foot on the surface. Yes. Best case would be 29. And what do you put the odds of finding either alien life or evidence of alien life?” (01:03–01:08)

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