Neil Degrasse Tyson: We'll Never Get to Mars | Comic-Con 2016 | SYFY WIRE

Despite Elon Musk’s promise to get to the red planet, astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson doesn’t buy it. He does, however, have an idea of how we could get there.

More About Neil deGrasse Tyson: Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, and science communicator. Since 1996, he has been the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City. The center is part of the American Museum of Natural History, where Tyson founded the Department of Astrophysics in 1997 and has been a research associate in the department since 2003.

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Neil Degrasse Tyson: We'll Never Get to Mars | Comic-Con 2016

[EthelredHardrede-nzyv]

" We'll Never Get to Mars"

Neil did NOT support that claim. Not even close.

[natedepigeone]

Thanks for the clickbait, appreciate the interview but come on now with that title.

[Webbse]

This convo really didn't need the mindless background music. Neil and science are about as interesting as you can get, as is.

[arunprackashr]

Change the title please, it's misleading.

[ZyklonB]

I appreciate what he is saying, but as someone who is usually so optimistic about everything, he sure is being a Debby Downer about this. We will get there eventually, for one reason or another.

[jimmybrice]

terribly misleading title to this video - no doubt done to get viewer count up

[joolzvega]

I think Elon would get a kick out of him saying "would we find oil". Ironic since Elon is a pioneer of renewable energy.

[galaxygalaxy]

He's been always wrong. Elon you go!

[hamnchee]

Tyson sure gets handsy after a pint...

[MartiinCarrillo]

I find Neil's lack of hope disturbing..

[maizenblue]

He's saying it'll never happen, then immediately concedes that a public/private partnership is realistic.

[svinsted]

Tesla corp could be our Wayland-Yutani :D

[spinners]

Neil does not know Elon Musk I guess. That guy will spend every last dime just to get the Mars milestone. He is a weird exception to corporate motivation that doesn't occur too often, but Neil hasn't seen that yet.

[rothneygoodridge]

I am late on this, but I think Tyson makes a lot of sense and he really saying that we will never get there UNLESS we change are motivations. Eventually, necessity will be the motivation

[chicorico]

oh my goodness he is a talk toucher - i hate people who constantly touch me when the talk

[jasonjames]

Kudos to Tyson. He always tells it like it is!

[ildanny]

OMG 2016 and this smart guy talks about OIL and patents as a future for mankind... so sad

[tanveersingh]

It's is Elon's life long goal to make it there & i feel like he's willing to bankrupt his company just to fulfill that dream

[kootrathegambler]

its true we need public funding for space exploration

[BryanFerris-saffronsnail]

The motivation isn't driven by profit, it's driven by the desire to advance our society. This is why they do it. If only more companies thought this way...