
News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
SpaceX Unmanned Starships to Mars 2026 and Manned 2029 or 2031
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian WangThere will likely be hundreds to thousands of Optimus Teslabots on the unmanned missions. There will be a larger unmanned and possibly manned mission in the 2028-2029 launch window.
Starship departs for Mars at the end of next year, carrying Optimus.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 15, 2025
If those landings go well, then human landings may start as soon as 2029, although 2031 is more likely. https://t.co/JRBB95sgNN