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Father-of-eight Elon Musk isn't ruling out having more children in the future

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Published 01:31 10 Oct 2022 GMT+1

Father-of-eight Elon Musk isn't ruling out having more children in the future

The SpaceX CEO also spoke of his plans to populate beyond Earth.

Charisa Bossinakis

Charisa Bossinakis

Elon Musk, who has already fathered eight children, says he isn’t ruling out having more kids in the future.

While some men would opt for a vasectomy at this point, the Tesla CEO is giving Nick Cannon a run for his money.

During an interview with Financial Times, the SpaceX founder confirmed whether he wishes to have more children while shutting down rumours he’s bought a fertility clinic. 

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Despite his inner circle suggesting he should have 500 children, even Musk admits ‘that’s a bit weird’.

Just a bit.

He added that he's open to having more children as long as he can be a ‘good father’ to them.

Musk has long called for everyone to have loads of babies as he fears the world would be crippled by underpopulation.

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"The current trend for most countries is that civilisation will not die with a bang, it will die with a whimper in adult diapers," he said to the Financial Times.

The billionaire also spoke of his plans to populate beyond Earth, eventually leading to life on Mars.

“Something will happen to Earth eventually, it’s just a question of time. Eventually the sun will expand and destroy all life on Earth, so we do need to move at some point, or at least be a multi-planet species,” he said.

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“You have to ask the question: do we want to be a space-flying civilisation and a multi-planet species or not?” 

He added: “It’s a question of what percentage of resources should we devote to such an endeavour? I think if you say 1 per cent of resources, that’s probably a reasonable amount.” 

Earlier this year, in May, Musk tweeted that he believes humans will land on Mars via his Starship aircraft by the end of this decade.

The 51-year-old showed a glimpse of what his expedition to the dusty planet would look like through a five-minute simulation video.

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He captioned the post: "This will be real in our lifetime." 

While appearing at the Humans to Mars conference in September 2020, Musk also said that despite taking a little longer to reach the red planet, production at SpaceX is moving swiftly.

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He said: “We’ve got to first make the thing work; automatically deliver satellites and do hundreds of missions with satellites before we put people on board. We’re making good progress.

“The thing that really impedes progress on Starship is the production system ... A year ago there was nothing there and now we’ve got quite a lot of production capability. So we’re rapidly making more and more ships.”

He added: “Getting to Mars, I think, is not the fundamental issue. The fundamental issue is building a base, building a city on Mars that is self-sustaining.”

When asked by the FT whether he would want to move to Mars sooner rather than later, he explained that he wants to stick around on Earth for a bit longer to see his children grow up.

Featured Image Credit: Christophe Gateau/dpa/Alamy. Oh Baby Productions / Alamy Stock Photo

Topics: News, Elon Musk, Parenting, Space, Celebrity

Charisa Bossinakis
Charisa Bossinakis

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