American astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson dismissed SpaceX CEO Elon Musk‘s ambitions to send people to Mars, saying that unless there is a push caused by a shift in geopolitics, it will not be possible as a pure exploration project.
What Happened: “I have strong views on that. My read of the history of space exploration is such that we do big, expensive things only when it’s geopolitically expedient, such as we feel threatened by an enemy,” Tyson said in an interview with Bill Maher.
