The internet is spiraling into a frenzy and this time, it’s because of The Mars Project, an old German manuscript from 1953, and Elon Musk.

In January 2025, a post about tech billionaire Elon Musk, purportedly written by someone who knew him for years, was shared widely online. Philip Low, a scientist and founder of NeuroVigil, a company that developed a portable brain activity monitor,

An excerpt from a 1953 German manuscript, The Mars Project, has linked Elon Musk's name to a prediction about Mars' leadership. The resurfaced text, confirming the leader would be named "Elon", surprised Musk and sparked a flurry of reactions,

An individual posted an excerpt from the original manuscript mentioning “Elon”. The tech mogul Elon Musk reacted to the 1953 writing from Germany in an X post.

Tech mogul Elon Musk expressed optimism about his Department of Government Efficiency at Donald Trump's presidential inauguration, even as lawsuits against the agency caused popular dog-themed cryptocurrency Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) to plummet.

The manuscript, titled ' Mars Project' by Wernher von Braun, described a leader called "Elon" who would guide humans in colonizing Mars, leading to online discussions about the eerie coincidence. The fascinating excerpt was posted on social media by user @SpaceSudoer, who shared a screenshot of the text.

Fans of the billionaire Elon Musk are now saying that a book predicted the SpaceX and Tesla CEO becoming the leader of Mars.

The post in question referred to 'The Mars Project', a book written by renowned German rocket scientist Wernher von Braun. The text claims the book predicted that Mars’ leader would be called 'Elon.' An image shared alongside the post included an excerpt purportedly from the book’s original German manuscript.

Musk’s long-term vision includes a thriving, self-sustaining Mars that would serve as a stepping stone for humanity’s expansion throughout the solar system. He envisions humans reaching the moons of Jupiter and Saturn,

Mr Musk is in charge of Mr Trump's newly created Department for Government Efficiency (DOGE). Elon Musk's starring role in the new Donald Trump administration was confirmed as he appeared front and centre of his inauguration proceedings - and witnessed him pledge a mission to Mars.

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Reacting to the alleged manuscript excerpt, Elon Musk’s mother, Maye Musk, took to X/Twitter and claimed that her billionaire son was named after his grandfather, John Elon Haldeman. She stated that finding an appropriate name for her son by browsing through the genealogy was not an easy task.