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CraveCast can't wait to crew a Mars mission with Elon Musk

The SpaceX CEO has announced his plan to make humans a multi-planetary species. Who will be the first to volunteer among us? The crew discusses our Martian future. Join us at 3 p.m. PT today.

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Sept. 27, 2016 1:30 p.m. PT

Musk announcing his Mars vision.
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SpaceX founder Elon Musk on Tuesday unveiled an insanely ambitious plan to move a million humans to a new city on Mars within a century or less. Is the guy nuts or just the visionary we need to become a multi-planetary species?

Discuss Musk's vision for moving us to Mars live on the CraveCast at 3 p.m. PT Tuesday.

Future colonists Kelsey Adams, Stephen Beacham, Bonnie Burton, Jeff Sparkman and Eric Mack will be on hand to review a presentation that will go down either as the start of a new era for humanity in space, or a classic example of hubris. Join the discussion to help us decide which is more likely.

Return to this page Tuesday at 3 p.m. PT, when we'll have a live stream of the show embedded below. You can also watch via YouTube or Livestream and join in the live chat room.

Share your thoughts and questions in the comments below. And tweet @crave and @EricCMack.