Elon Musk details his plan to send humans to Mars in this video
How do we get to the Red Planet? In this live stream, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX will explain his ambitious plan.
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Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk wants to establish a new civilization on Mars. It's ambitious -- but he thinks we can get there by 2025. This morning, SpaceX test-fired the Raptr rocket that might take us there. And today, right now, Musk is explaining the details of that plan live.
You can follow along with the livestream above -- or get the livestream AND our full commentary and analysis right here in this CNET post. (I know which one I'd pick.)