Musk Says He Wants To Send Rocket To Mars Next Year, With Human Missions As Soon As 2029
- Elon Musk intends for SpaceX to launch an uncrewed Starship to Mars by the end of 2026, a goal he has previously stated.
- Musk aims to send humans to Mars in 2029, though he stated that 2031 is more likely.
- SpaceX is investigating the recent explosion of the Starship during tests, which involved mishaps and debris.
- President Donald Trump shares Musk's goal of reaching Mars, differing from NASA's lunar priorities.
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Former NASA Astronaut Says Elon Musk Has No Idea What He's Talking About
SpaceX Elon Musk is adamant that his space company will eventually make humanity interplanetary by establishing a permanent presence on Mars. It's an extremely ambitious plan, and one that intimately involves the company's massive Starship rocket. If his characteristically unrealistic timelines are anything to go by, the first crewed trip to the Red Planet could take place "as soon as 2029, although 2031 is more likely," he asserted in a March 1…
Military Starship: How SpaceX Is About to Make America Globally Dominant (Part 2 of 3) Does the math work?
Elon Musk’s vision for a Mars capable spaceship could give the United States the ability to almost instantaneously create and reinforce a whole combat theater anywhere on Earth. But how can the cost of spaceflight possibly compare favorably to traditional Earth-based transportation? Wars are often won by those who can move the fastest, supply the best, and sustain their forces longest. A conflict in Taiwan or the Baltics could see adversaries co…
SpaceX outlines roadmap to Mars
SpaceX has fast-tracked plans to set up a human colony on Mars by 2030, taking an enormous leap in human travel to the red planet. The announcement was made during a live-streamed event from the company’s Starbase headquarters in Texas, laying out a faster than expected timeline for the Starship programme, SpaceX’s reusable long-distance spacecraft. Company CEO Elon Musk unveiled the roadmap… Source
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