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minus-squareAmbiguousProps@lemmy.todayOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-217 hours agoWell, he did say he’d put a man on Mars in 10 years… back in 2011. …And then in 10 years in 2014 (meaning 2024). …And then in 6 years in 2016 (meaning 2022) …And then in 6 years again in late 2020 (meaning 2026) Then we finally end up on his 2029 date back in 2022. I’m sure I’ve missed one or two of his suggested landing years, but you get the point. He has no idea of when we’ll actually go to Mars, he’s just saying what gets him the most publicity.
Well, he did say he’d put a man on Mars in 10 years… back in 2011.
…And then in 10 years in 2014 (meaning 2024).
…And then in 6 years in 2016 (meaning 2022)
…And then in 6 years again in late 2020 (meaning 2026)
Then we finally end up on his 2029 date back in 2022.
I’m sure I’ve missed one or two of his suggested landing years, but you get the point. He has no idea of when we’ll actually go to Mars, he’s just saying what gets him the most publicity.