“I beg you…” — Elon Musk choked on the words for a heart-stopping moment, and then a silent earthquake rippled across the planet.

You might not believe it. Perhaps you’ll think it’s just a fleeting moment — a surge of emotion, a widely watched livestream, an edited video clip. But then, when you see that face… the face of a man who once coldly defied NASA, who scoffed at the physical limitations of humanity… now trembling, eyes red, voice hoarse, you’ll understand: something truly has happened.

And it’s not just a “technical issue.” Not a failed launch. Not Elon Musk angry with the media or irritated by shareholders. No, this time it’s different.

This time, Elon Musk himself — the man of extraterrestrial ambitions, of promises of Mars, of impossible dreams — bowed his head, clasped his hands, and said three words no one had ever heard him utter with such an expression: “I beg you.”

The scene didn’t take place in a magnificent hall, not at a live televised press conference, but in a leaked video clip. But in just a few seconds, that video spread like wildfire, causing engineers at SpaceX headquarters to weep, causing millions of fans to immediately organize online “emergency prayer circles” — something that just days before, no one would have thought possible within a space technology company.

In the video, Elon doesn’t say much. But every word he utters cuts into the listener’s confidence like a knife: “It’s no longer about rockets… It’s no longer about Mars… This is everything we’ve done, poured our hearts into, believed in… Please understand the severity of the situation.”

And then, like a domino effect, internal information began to leak. No longer hypotheses. No longer rumors. Projects once considered the backbone of SpaceX — Starship, the Mars Colony mission — are all facing technical obstacles that even the most seasoned experts are silenced by. Coupled with that is financial pressure weighing down like an invisible asteroid — putting Musk’s space empire on the brink for the first time.

But perhaps what worries many people most isn’t the profit and loss figures. It’s the internal cracks that are gradually appearing. Leaders who once raised glasses together celebrating successful launches are now whispering, questioning the strategies of the very person who inspired them. The adoring gazes seem to have turned into scrutinizing stares.

And what is happening behind that glass door?

No one knows for sure. But outside, millions of people are still watching. They don’t take their eyes off the screen. They refresh the SpaceX homepage every 10 minutes. They hope — or even beg — for a miracle to happen. Some say they’ve never prayed before… until Elon cried.

Yet, amidst all the panic, Musk still leaves a glimmer of hope. A statement that isn’t exactly a farewell, but could be a signal of a new beginning: “If we are together, if we put in all our strength one last time… the dream isn’t over.”

Some say this is just a tactic by Musk — a scare tactic to bring back investment, a sophisticated ploy to force those behind the scenes to wake up. But others don’t dare to hope too much.

Because you know what? When a man who has seen Mars in his dreams cries in broad daylight, perhaps what is collapsing isn’t just a company. But an era.

Now, the whole world holds its breath. Not for a rocket launch. But for a historical moment unfolding before their eyes.

And the question still hangs in the air: Is this the beginning of the end? Or a call to arms for a new chapter in the history of space exploration?

You think you know the answer. But you don’t. No one knows. And that’s why you’re still reading to this line.