Humans on Mars by 2029? Elon Musk’s SpaceX starship to head for the red planet by next year

SpaceX’s Starship is about to depart for Mars at the finish of next year, Elon Musk knowledgeable on social media platform X. The mission would additionally carry Tesla’s humanoid robotic Optimus.
The tech mogul additionally knowledgeable that in case the preliminary landings go easily, human missions may start as early as 2029 or 2031.

Musk made this announcement whereas reacting to one other video commemorating 23 years of SpaceX.

Musk has lengthy pressured on the want of colonising the red planet, calling it important for the long-term survival of humanity. He argued that establishing a self-sustaining human settlement on Mars would assist safeguard civilization from existential threats on Earth, resembling nuclear warfare or local weather disasters.
Musk’s house company SpaceX is actively growing the know-how required for such an process, together with superior spacecraft and infrastructure to help human life on Mars.
However, earlier in March, US President Donald Trump made it clear that sending people to Mars is just not a primary precedence for him.
While he acknowledged the widespread curiosity in interplanetary journey, he recommended it was not essentially a excessive precedence for the US authorities.