If humanity doesn't land on Mars in my lifetime, I would be very disappointed. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
Land on Mars, a round-trip ticket - half a million dollars. It can be done. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
The pace of progress on Mars depends upon the pace of progress of SpaceX. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
If anyone has a vested interest in space solar power, it would have to be me. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
SpaceX has the potential of saving the U.S. government $1 billion a year. We are opposed to creating an entrenched monopoly with… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
Mars is the only place in the solar system where it's possible for life to become multi-planetarian. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
It was obvious to me that we could never colonize Mars without reusability, any more than America would have been colonized if… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
There's a silly notion that failure's not an option at NASA. Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
We have a strict 'no a-hole policy' at SpaceX. And we fire people they are. I mean, we give them a little… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
In order for us to have a future that's exciting and inspiring, it has to be one where we're a space-bearing civilization. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
It is theoretically possible to warp spacetime itself, so you're not actually moving faster than the speed of light, but it's actually… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I feel very strongly that SpaceX would not have been able to get started, nor would we have made the progress that… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
The space shuttle was often used as an example of why you shouldn't even attempt to make something reusable. But one failed… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
You can just reload, propel it and fly again. This is extremely important for revolutionizing access to space because as long as… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to be part of something that would radically change the world. . . . People forget the power of… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
SpaceX is only 12 years old now. Between now and 2040, the company's lifespan will have tripled. If we have linear improvement… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
To our knowledge, life exists on only one planet, Earth. If something bad happens, it's gone. I think we should establish life… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
It would take six months to get to Mars if you go there slowly, with optimal energy cost. Then it would take… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
The revolutionary breakthrough will come with rockets that are fully and rapidly reusable. We will never conquer Mars unless we do that.… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
If you look at space companies, they've failed either because they've had a technical solution where success was not a possible outcome,… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
If we drive down the cost of transportation in space, we can do great things. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I think we are at the dawn of a new era in commercial space exploration. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
If we're going to have any chance of sending stuff to other star systems, we need to be laser-focused on becoming a… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
It is true that SpaceX is partially a government contractor, but it would be unfair to say that SpaceX is entirely a… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
You need to live in a dome initially, but over time you could terraform Mars to look like Earth and eventually walk… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
What I'm trying to do is, is to make a significant difference in space flight. And help make space flight accessible to… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I want to make rockets 100 times, if not 1,000 times better. The ultimate objective is to make humanity a multiplanet species.… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I would like to fly in space. Absolutely. That would be cool. I used to just do personally risky things, but now… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
Every mode of transport that we use - whether it's planes, trains, automobiles, bikes, horses - is reusable, but not rockets. So… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I think a lot of the American people feel more than a little disappointed that the high-water mark for human exploration was… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
On one of the SpaceX flights, we had a secret payload: a wheel of cheese. We flew to orbit and brought it… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
It is despairing to consider that the cost and reliability of access to space have barely changed since the Apollo era over… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
My vision is for a fully reusable rocket transport system between Earth and Mars that is able to re-fuel on Mars -… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
Nobody wants to buy a $60,000 electric Civic. But people will pay $90,000 for an electric sports car. — Elon Musk Copy Share
I think we should be very careful about artificial intelligence. If I had to guess at what our biggest existential threat is, it's probably… — Elon Musk Copy Share
Most people can learn a lot more than they think they can. They sell themselves short without trying. — Elon Musk Copy Share
Some companies out there quote a start of production that is substantially in advance of when customers get their cars. — Elon Musk Copy Share
A company is a group organized to create a product or service, and it is only as good as its people and how excited… — Elon Musk Copy Share
When we got Tesla going at the very beginning, if you asked me what I thought the odds of success were, I would have… — Elon Musk Copy Share
In order for us to have a future that's exciting and inspiring, it has to be one where we're a space-bearing civilization. — Elon Musk Copy Share
The lessons of history would suggest that civilisations move in cycles. You can track that back quite far - the Babylonians, the Sumerians, followed… — Elon Musk Copy Share
The value of beauty and inspiration is very much underrated, no question. But I want to be clear: I'm not trying to be anyone's… — Elon Musk Copy Share
If something's important enough, you should try. Even if - the probable outcome is failure. — Elon Musk Copy Share
