The head of the Russian sovereign wealth fund, Kirill Dmitriev, propositioned Elon Musk Saturday morning on X that Russia and the United States should work collaboratively on a mission to Mars.

Dmitriev, who is currently serving as Russia’s chief economic envoy to the U.S., posted to X that “2025 is the 50th anniversary of the first international spaceflight: the Apollo-Soyuz mission.”

“Shall 2029,” he asked, “be the year of a joint US-Russia mission to Mars, [Musk]? Our minds & technology should serve the glory of humanity, not its destruction.”

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