Musk said he thinks SpaceX's spending on bases on the moon and Mars would ultimately have a very high return on investment, though it would cost a lot of money in the short term.
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Prediction: Statements about events outside the person's control, checked once they fell due: did they come true?
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Long-term return prediction with no defined horizon.
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Elon Musk, “Musk said he thinks SpaceX's spending on bases on the moon and Mars would ultimately have a very high return on investment, though it would cost a lot of money in the short term.” (said 27 July 2026). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_d057d1178b85, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_d057d1178b85
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