SpaceX founder talks Mars with Caltech grads

Published June 15, 2012 9:39pm ET



PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Fresh off SpaceX’s historic return from the International Space Station, company founder Elon Musk said Friday that he would like to see humans settle Mars and become a “multi-planet species.”

The 40-year-old entrepreneur reiterated his vision to graduates at the California Institute of Technology, a private university 10 miles northeast of Los Angeles known for its science and engineering programs.

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