| UPDATED: 19:58, Wed, Feb 10, 2021 Link copied Sign up for FREE for the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks SUBSCRIBE Invalid email When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. The SpaceX CEO received a blow to his plans to send humans to the Red Planet when the Starship SN9 prototype crashed and exploded after its first high-altitude test flight last week. Mr Musk hopes to one day produce 1,000 spaceships to blast off from Earth, each carrying roughly 100 tonnes of equipment, as well as 100 people in the hope of building a permanent settlement on Mars. He previously outlined his plan, which would see a one-million-strong population in space by 2050, but admitted he had concerns over its feasibility during the 2020 Mars Society Virtual Convention.