The Russian president has praised the entrepreneur’s Mars ambitions and hinted at joint missions Elon Musk’s passion for Mars is reminiscent of Soviet space engineer Sergey Korolev, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. Korolev led the USSR’s early space achievements, most notably sending the first human into orbit. During a discussion with students at Moscow’s Bauman Technical University, Putin highlighted Musk’s commitment to exploring the Red Planet. “You know, there’s a person