Musk once again shocked the world with his bold statement. He tweeted that in order to further develop Mars, we need to improve rocket technology 1,000 times. In his grand blueprint for an interstellar future, Musk detailed his vision of the "Mars Dream" on social media. He made it clear that although the current rocket technology has made initial achievements, many challenges still need to be overcome before the journey to Mars can really begin. His goal is to reduce the cost of space travel and make space exploration no longer an unattainable dream.
In his vision, a self-sufficient and vibrant Martian city is possible, but to achieve this goal, millions or even tens of millions of tons of equipment and supplies need to be transported to Mars, which is a huge challenge. According to traditional methods, the cost of such a project may be as high as 100 trillion or even 100 trillion US dollars, which is an insurmountable obstacle for many people. However, Musk once again demonstrated his extraordinary imagination and put forward a subversive idea: if rocket technology can achieve a thousand-fold breakthrough, the cost of building a Martian city will be greatly reduced to the trillion-dollar level.
With the success of the fifth integrated test flight of Starship, especially the first use of a robotic arm to capture the first-stage booster of the rocket in the air and the completion of the precise sea landing test, Musk is full of confidence in realizing this vision. He said that the future is full of infinite possibilities.