The world-famous American entrepreneur, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX companies, Ilon Mask, said that the space stations on Mars and the Moon will help restore human civilization in the event of a third world war.

Such a statement in favor of the construction of stations Mask made during his speech at the festival SXSW in Texas, RIA Novosti reports..

According to the entrepreneur, there is some probability that soon "the Middle Ages, especially if the third world war will come," can again come on the Earth ".

"We want to be sure that somewhere in another place there are enough samples of human civilization to restore it, and, possibly, to shorten the duration of the Middle Ages. That's why, I think, it's important to have a self-sustaining station. Ideally - on Mars, because Mars is far from the Earth and it is more likely that the base on Mars will survive (in case of war. - Red. ) than the base on the moon, "- said Musk.

According to him, the stations on Mars and the base on the Moon "can help to revive life on Earth again" and it is important to organize them "before a possible third world war".