"Thriving Base On Mars In...": Elon Musk's New Goal In Big SpaceX Flashback

Elon Musk has expressed his newest space ambition after SpaceX, as his spacecraft manufacturing company celebrated 15 years of the launch of Falcon 1 into the Earth's orbit. 

SpaceX had attempted its first launch in 2006. But it ended in a failure. The company, after three failed attempts, was finally able to taste success in September 2008.  

Reminiscing a path-breaking moment, SpaceX, along with a video on X (formerly known as Twitter), said, “15 years ago today, Falcon 1 was the first privately developed liquid fuel rocket to reach Earth orbit.” 

Mr Musk quote-tweeted the post and wrote, “Hopefully, there will be a thriving base on Mars in 15 years!” 

In the clip, we could spot Brian Bjelde, Vice President of Human Resources, Senior Propulsion Engineer Flo Li, and Jessica Jensen, who is Vice President of Customer Operations and Integration. 

Speaking about the day, Flo Li said, “For me, it was a dream come true because it was something we had been working so hard for, for years.”

Meanwhile, Mr Musk's post has managed to attract everyone's attention on the social media platform. 

Congratulating Mr Musk and SpaceX, a user said, “This is an amazing achievement.”

Some wanted Elon Musk to accomplish the Mars  base “sooner.” 

A user said, “I want a ride in that spaceship.”

Another excited person asked, “That would be amazing. 15 years though, do you really think it's doable?”

Some wondered how much would a trip to Mars cost.

“First class or economy? Maybe if we start a crowdfunding campaign now, we might just score some early bird discounts,” a person said.

Some said that they just “can't wait to see that.”

Till date, SpaceX has conducted 267 launches.