Lucy Devine
Elon Musk has reacted to a rather eerie prediction that dates back over 70 years.
The tech billionaire and CEO of aerospace company SpaceX, recently came across an excerpt from a 1953 German manuscript that was shared by a follower on X.
The manuscript - which was posted by @SpaceSudoer - was taken from The Mars Project by scientist Wernher von Braun.
It claimed that the leader of Mars would be called 'Elon' - which is pretty spooky, considering Musk's interest in the Red Planet.
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One reader even claimed they had managed to dig out the original, confirming that von Braun did name the leader as 'Elon'.
It reportedly reads: "The Martian government was directed by ten men, the leader of whom was elected by universal suffrage for five years and entitled 'Elon'.
"Two houses of parliament enacted the laws to be administered by the Elon and his cabinet."
Musk, 53, has since responded to the manuscript, resharing the post and writing: "How can this be real?"
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He later added: "No matter how often I tell people that I’m a 5000-year-old alien time traveler, they don’t believe me."
Others were quick to respond, too, with one person commenting: "Maybe you’re like a time traveler or something."
And another wrote: "I’ve been saying it for years. I truly think you are a time traveler."
Others agreed it was a rather spooky coincidence, considering the name Elon isn't hugely popular.
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While a third said: "Elon, stop toying with us - we know how this is real. You planted this Easter egg long ago (or well into the future, whichever way we wanna look at it)."
Musk - who has been criticised over his controversial salute during a speech at President Trump's inauguration - has previously expressed his plans for sending humans up to Mars.
Last year, he claimed that humans could end up landing on the planet within the next four years, before living there in the next couple of decades.
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"The first Starships to Mars will launch in 2 years when the next Earth-Mars transfer window opens," Musk wrote on X.
"These will be uncrewed to test the reliability of landing intact on Mars. If those landings go well, then the first crewed flights to Mars will be in 4 years.
"Flight rate will grow exponentially from there, with the goal of building a self-sustaining city in about 20 years.
"Being multiplanetary will vastly increase the probable lifespan of consciousness, as we will no longer have all our eggs, literally and metabolically, on one planet."