Elon is announcing this because he wants the world's scientists to get ready to send their experiments to Mars! > “Essentially what we’re saying is we’re estab

Elon is announcing this because he wants the world's scientists to get ready to send their experiments to Mars! > “Essentially what we’re saying is we’re establishing a cargo route to Mars,” he said. “It’s a regular cargo route. You can count on it. It’s going happen every 26 months. Like a train leaving the station. And if scientists around the world know that they can count on that, and it’s going to be inexpensive, relatively speaking compared to anything in the past, then they will plan accordingly and come up with a lot of great experiments.” And the MCT in 2022! > Then in 2022, Musk said he hoped to launch what the company now sometimes refers to as the Mars Colonial Transporter, designed to bring a colony to Mars.