3 Futuristic Mega Projects Elon Musk Plan For The World
Describing Elon Musk’s unique perspective on the world would be an understatement. As an entrepreneur originating from South Africa, he has emerged as one of the most influential individuals of the 21st century. His undeniable impact on the field of technology is already widely recognized.
So, what are Elon Musk’s most ambitious ideas for the future? We’re going to take a look at five of his most exciting plans in this article.
1. Life on Mars
At the time of writing in 2021, no person from Earth has ever stepped foot on Mars. However, Musk plans on changing that — and he plans on doing so pretty soon too.
In 2020, Musk spoke at a webcast in the German capital Berlin. As reported by CNBC, he said at the time he was “highly confident” that people would land on the planet “about six years from now.”
The SpaceX CEO also said that if things go well enough, we could start seeing people on Mars by 2024.
SpaceX has already begun developing a rocket to transport humans to the planet, which we only recently explored with machines.
Humans have speculated about whether we could live on Mars for decades. Whether or not it’s feasible, however, is another question.
While the day/night cycle is similar to Earth (24 hours and 37 minutes), the terrain is likely too harsh to live outside of specially designed pods. It’s also worth remembering that nighttime temperatures on Mars can drop below -60ºC, which is the average annual temperature for parts of Antarctica.
2. Never Worry About Losing Your Internet Signal Again
Almost everyone with Wi-Fi has had to endure the dreaded lost signal. But soon, these struggles might be a thing of the past. Away from trying to make living on Mars a possibility, SpaceX is also thinking about how it can improve life on our home planet. One of the most ambitious plans is to have internet coverage across all areas of the planet.
3. Brain technology
In the same way, humankind has been ever-curious about what exists in the Solar System and beyond, humans have also been keen to explore how our bodies work. We’ve already seen some people enter chips into their skin, and the brain could be next.
Musk founded Neuralink in 2016 and has since developed a device that will give those suffering from spinal cord injuries more opportunities to communicate with the technology, we use each day. As the company says on its website:
“As a first application of this technology, we plan to help people with severe spinal cord injury by giving them the ability to control computers and mobile devices directly with their brains. We would start by recording neural activity in the brain’s movement areas.
“As users think about moving their arms or hands, we would decode those intentions, which would be sent over Bluetooth to the user’s computer. Users would initially learn to control a virtual mouse.”
Neuralink will also potentially roll out to individuals suffering from other brain-related problems, with the capacity to possibly be something healthy individuals also use one day.
A surgeon will insert the Neuralink technology into a patient’s brain. The company has received hundreds of millions of dollars in funding; at the time of writing, tests on humans are yet to begin.
