German engineer predicted man named ‘Elon’ would conquer Mars in 1952 novel

Pioneering aerospace engineer and science-fiction writer Wernher von Braun may have predicted Elon Musk’s plan to colonize other worlds nearly 70 years ago when he described a man named “Elon” ruling over Mars.

Von Braun created the character “Elon” in his 1952 science fiction novel “Project Mars” — a space fantasy about a mission to Mars, according to a report. The book’s predictions came to light a few years ago, but began trending on social media last week