I think you have it the wrong way around. Elon's space mission is a political mission. He wants to be the first to colonize Mars. Heck it's even a personal miss

I think you have it the wrong way around. Elon's space mission is a political mission. He wants to be the first to colonize Mars. Heck it's even a personal mission of his. SpaceX is nothing without him - I'd go so far as to say Elon Musk is SpaceX.