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Former official urges end to political warfare against Musk to aid space colonization

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Summary

  • Former White House and Pentagon official Douglas MacKinnon urged readers to set aside political hatred and let Elon Musk lead humanity into space.
  • MacKinnon argued part of humanity should permanently leave Earth to hedge against nuclear war, viruses, asteroids, or robotic threats.
  • He cited Musk's goal of a full city on Mars and a Mars Colonial fleet of 1,000 passenger ships that could become reality within a century.
  • He warned the Russia-Ukraine war is littered with trip wires that could trigger worldwide nuclear conflict.
  • He said an October 2025 poll found 30 percent of Americans believe the country may need violence to get back on track.
  • He wrote the end of the midterms may free Musk to focus on space despite threats to investigate or imprison him.

Reactions

  • MacKinnon recommended putting hate aside and allowing Musk the time and peace of mind to place humanity among the stars.
  • MacKinnon called Musk, like him or not, a once-in-a-century mind.
  • MacKinnon forecast the midterm's end may free Musk to devote much more of his brain power to a permanent human presence in space.
  • MacKinnon said Musk is correct that civilization's probable lifespan is much greater if humanity is a multi-planet species.
  • MacKinnon quoted Musk saying something will eventually happen to Earth, natural or man-made, that would end civilization.

Timeline newest first

  1. Former White House and Pentagon official Douglas MacKinnon published a column urging an end to political warfare against Elon Musk so he can colonize space.
  2. MacKinnon forecast the end of the midterm election may free Elon Musk, despite growing threats to investigate or imprison him, to focus on space.
  3. MacKinnon claimed thousands of people, including people within the U.S. government and military, celebrated or rationalized the 2025 assassination of Charlie Kirk.
  4. An October 2025 NPR-PBS News-Marist poll found 30 percent of Americans believe the country may have to resort to violence to get back on track.
  5. SpaceX founder Elon Musk told the 67th International Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 2016 that he envisions 1,000 passenger ships flying en masse to Mars.
  6. At the Guadalajara congress, Musk said his Mars Colonial fleet could become reality within a century and establish a full-fledged city on Mars.

Sources newest first

  • Stop the political warfare against Elon Musk — our very survival may depend on himthehill.com· 4h

    In an opinion column for The Hill, former White House and Pentagon official Douglas MacKinnon argues that humanity should get part of itself permanently off Earth, and urges readers to put political hatred aside and let Elon Musk, whom he calls a once-in-a-century mind, lead that push. MacKinnon cites Musk's Mars colonization dream, warns that the Russia-Ukraine war could trigger nuclear conflict, and predicts the midterm's end may free Musk to focus on space despite threats to investigate or imprison him.

Background newest first

  • SpaceX plans to try first-ever catch of Starship rocket from orbitcnbc.com· 31m

    SpaceX's Starship Test Flight 15 lifted off from Starbase, Texas on 13 November 2026, but the company failed to catch the booster, which was diverted to an offshore splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico and exploded — though the flight still released 26 more Starlink v3 satellites, adding to a constellation of over 11,000. SpaceX plans to attempt its first-ever catch of the Starship upper stage from orbit on 14 November, after 14 Earth orbits, using the "chopsticks" arms on its launch tower.