
A One-Way Ticket to Mars (And How to Profit)
Posted February 20, 2025
Chris Campbell
$300,000.
That’s how much Robert Zubrin expects a one-way ticket to Mars to cost.
And that’s not just your ride—it’s your entire relocation package. Your new home. Your tools. Your rations. Your chance at a new world.
For a hundred people on one Starship, Zubrin says, $30 million will cover the ship, cargo, launch, and fuel.
(With SpaceX still able to pull in a tidy profit.)
And this will happen sooner than most people think.
"The Godfather of Mars Colonization"
Zubrin, if you don’t know, is a respected aerospace engineer, author, and relentless Mars evangelist.
He’s spent decades arguing that we could—and should—colonize Mars now using existing technology.
As the architect of Mars Direct, he’s fought against bureaucratic delays, advocating for a rough-and-tumble approach that’s inspired both NASA and Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
I’m about halfway through his newest book, The New World on Mars…
And not only am I already convinced we’re going to Mars, I’m convinced SpaceX will get us there.
For investors, here’s why this is important right now.
Our Paradigm team has uncovered a little-known way to invest directly in SpaceX… long before the masses.
Before we get to the nitty-gritty, though…
Consider why early (pre-IPO) access to SpaceX is such a huge opportunity.
The case is simple: Every new frontier comes with this transition window. The settlers work for it—the investors front-run it.
Frontrunning the Frontier Constant
Remember that $300,000 number for a one-way ticket?
Well, in Zubrin’s book, he makes an interesting comparison: $300,000 today is roughly the cost, in modern terms, of passage to colonial America in the 1600s.
Back then, a middle-class family could sell their house and farm to fund the trip, which was roughly less than a decade’s worth of labor.
Meanwhile, those with no assets could get a ticket in exchange for 4–7 years of labor for room and board.
Adjusted for today’s wages, seven years of full-time work at a working-class salary (say, $40,000–$50,000 per year before taxes) totals around $280,000–$350,000—pretty darn close to that Mars ticket price.
Coincidence? Maybe not.
All throughout history, it seems the fundamental cost of escaping the old world for the new has (surprisingly) remained relatively stable.
We’ll call it the “Frontier Constant.”
Looking at just America:
- 1600s: Passage to America required selling property or 4-7 years of labor.
- 1800s: A fully outfitted wagon, oxen, and supplies for a family to go West could cost $1,000–$2,000 in the mid-1800s (~4–7 years’ wages for a typical laborer).
- 1862: The Homestead Act granted land after five years of work.
- Industrial Era: Migrants spent 5–10 years in factories before gaining financial stability and upward mobility.
- Even University Degrees: Seven-year education cycles before professional status (alas, the 21st century tacked on decades of crushing debt).
Thing is, the deeper you go in history, the more you see these seven-year transition cycles:
- Shemitah (Biblical Debt Jubilee): Debts forgiven, land lay fallow, servants freed every seven years.
- Roman Military Service: Six years active, seventh year transitioning to land ownership and civil benefits.
- Medieval Guilds: Seven-year apprenticeships before earning status.
There’s a simple explanation and, like many cycles, it’s everything to do with economics. Migration and economic expansion always require a significant, but not unbearable, commitment.
At 4 to 7 years of labor, the scales balance. The bold can escape, the determined can afford it, and civilization pushes forward.
Mars is just the next step.
But, the thing is…
The biggest fortunes are never made by settlers.
Invest in SpaceX Before It Goes Public (June 2025)
Right now, the next frontier isn’t across an ocean. It’s across the solar system. And SpaceX is leading the charge.
SpaceX is the railroad.
Starship is the covered wagon.
Mars is the land rush.
Even if you’re not convinced we’re headed to Mars anytime soon…
SpaceX is still an essential infrastructure play for satellite communications (Starlink) and the commercial space race.
But most people think you can’t invest in SpaceX yet—it’s private.
And yet…
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While backdoor plays and secret suppliers are nice, that’s not what this is. This is direct exposure to the company that will take humans to Mars.
And when the first settlers step onto the Martian surface, you could be one of the few who not only saw it coming…
But found a way to get in before the masses.