Elon Musk claims SpaceX will launch rocket to Mars in 2019

Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of SpaceX, has suggested that his company will be ready to fly a rocket to Mars in 2019.Speaking during a question and answer session at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas, the technology entrepreneur said that the “short flights” could begin by the middle of next year.