Tesla's Elon Musk details Mars plans — and intercontinental rocket travel

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ADELAIDE, Australia — Silicon Valley billionaire Elon Musk on Friday outlined ambitious plans for a manned mission to Mars and a rocket capable of carrying passengers from one continent to another on Earth. SpaceX plans its first trip to the Red Planet in 2022, carrying only cargo, to be followed by a manned mission in 2024, Musk, who runs the company and electric luxury car company Tesla Inc, said at a conference in Adelaide. NASA's first human mission to Mars is expected about a decade

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