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Elon Musk Mars mission SpaceX chief Elon Musk’s elaborate plan for a mega-rocket to carry astronauts to Mars may have some down-to-Earth applications. Humans could travel to Mars as early as 2024 with the aim of building a colony on the red planet, Elon Musk has claimed. Musk's space exploration company SpaceX has laid out ambitious plans to establish a base on Mars after it unveiled a reusable rocket that it said could travel at speeds of up to 27,000 kilometres per hour (16,777 mph). SpaceX said it would be establish a base on the moon and fly  two cargo missions to land on the Red Planet in 2022, with the key mission of finding the best source of water - currently mooted as a way to power rockets. The rockets would place power, mining and life-support infrastructure on Mars to support future missions, with four ships set to take people, equipment and supplies to the planet in 2024. The trips would be funded by a range of activities, inclu...