Elon Musk Suggests It's Time to Retire the ISS and Aims on Mars Exploration

Last Updated Jul - 04 - 2025, 05:15 PM | Source : Fela News

Elon Musk mention it's time to retire the ISS and focus on Mars exploration, citing high look after costs and a growing need to direct efforts toward interplane

Elon Musk has once again stirred conversation this time with his suggestion that it’s time to retire the ISS and focus on Mars exploration. Known for his ambitious space goals, Musk believes the aging space station has served its purpose and now may be holding back bigger missions meant for the future of humanity.

According to him, the costs of maintaining the International Space Station, which has been in operation since 1998, are becoming unsustainable. With billions being spent just to keep it running, Musk feels that these funds could instead accelerate efforts toward sending humans to Mars.

In fact, as a recent tax bill set aside $1.25 billion for space initiatives, Musk took to social media to say that this might be the right moment to rethink priorities. He believes that focusing on Mars isn’t just science fiction it’s a necessary step. For him, it's time to retire the ISS and focus on Mars findings, a shift that reflects his long-term vision for humanity as a multi-planetary species.

Critics, however, warn that the ISS still has value for research and global support in space science. But Musk debate on that bold moves are needed if we are serious about our future in space. He hopes to land humans on Mars by 2029, though he admits 2031 may be more realistic.

Whether you agree with him or not, Musk's words challenge us to think bigger. As the world looks to the skies for answers, he’s asking whether it’s time to let go of the old to embrace something truly big and unseen.