You can, but it is expensive. SpaceX definitely does some research, but they are also definitely not in it for researches sake. If it isn't necessary to get to

You can, but it is expensive. SpaceX definitely does some research, but they are also definitely not in it for researches sake. If it isn't necessary to get to mars, and it isn't going to make them money to figure out why, they're probably just going to drop it.