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Elon Musk Reveals Bold Plans for Mars City

6/5/2025

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Elon Musk's ambitious vision for Mars is taking shape as SpaceX targets human crews on the Red Planet within the next decade. After a successful test flight, Musk unveiled plans for a thriving Martian city, drawing inspiration from Robert Zubrin’s 1990 Mars Direct plan and evolving the design from the Interplanetary Transport Ship to the cutting-edge Starship.

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Elon Musk's ambitious vision for Mars is taking shape as SpaceX targets human crews on the Red Planet within the next decade. After a successful test flight, Musk unveiled plans for a thriving Martian city, drawing inspiration from Robert Zubrin’s 1990 Mars Direct plan and evolving the design from the Interplanetary Transport Ship to the cutting-edge Starship.