Elon Musk expects SpaceX ticket to Mars will cost $500,000

But the return ticket is free.

https://www.cnet.com/news/elon-musk-...l-cost-500000/

It's time to start chucking some cash into your Mars vacation fund. SpaceX's
interplanetary Starship hasn't even left Earth yet, but Elon Musk is already
speculating about the price of a ticket to Mars.

In a tweet on Sunday, Musk said he's confident that moving to Mars will one day
cost less than $500,000 (£390,000, AU$710,00), though that price tag is "very
dependent on volume."

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What are the estimated costs for tickets to Moon/Mars accounting for
reusability?

Elon Musk
✔ @elonmusk

Very dependent on volume, but I’m confident moving to Mars (return ticket is
free) will one day cost less than $500k & maybe even below $100k. Low enough
that most people in advanced economies could sell their home on Earth & move to
Mars if they want.

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7:12 PM - Feb 10, 2019


Musk thinks the ticket price could eventually dip below $100,000, cheap enough
that "most people in advanced economies could sell their home on Earth and move
to Mars if they want."

A half-million bucks sounds like a lot of money, but compare that to the over
$200,000 price to experience weightlessness on a Virgin Galactic flight or $9.5
million for a vacation on a proposed luxury space station.

One of the most important tidbits in Musk's tweet is that the return ticket will
be free. If you move to Mars and decide you don't like the potatoes, you can
head on back to Earth.




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