Elon Musk’s SpaceX To Send 5 Unmanned Starships to Mars in Next 2 Years, Begin Manned Missions in Next 4 Years
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that his company would start sending the uncrewed Starships to mars in next two years, likely by 2026 and begin crewed missions by next four years, likely around 2028. The tech billionaire said his company would enable common people to realise their dreams of becoming space travellers.
After the successful civilian spacewalk mission, Elon Musk's aerospace company SpaceX aims to send five unmanned Starship to Mars in the next two years. The SpaceX CEO and tech billionaire posted on X announcing his plans for his Mars mission. He said that his company would initiate manned missions to the red planet in the next four years. Elon Musk said that if SpaceX encountered problems, the crewed mission would be postponed for another two years. "It is only possible to travel from Earth to Mars every two years, when the planets are aligned.", he said. Musk said that he would want anyone who wanted to be a space traveller to go to Mars, like a person, his friends or family having dreams of a great adventure. The SpaceX CEO said that the company would send thousands of Starships to Mars in the future. SpaceX Crew-9 Mission: Countdown Begins for Rescue Mission To Bring NASA Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore Home From ISS; Check Details.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX To Send Five Crewed Starships to Mars Likely by 2026
SpaceX plans to launch about five uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years.
If those all land safely, then crewed missions are possible in four years. If we encounter challenges, then the crewed missions will be postponed another two years.
It is only possible to travel from… https://t.co/dzi03Hnyhg
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 22, 2024
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