SpaceX To Send Five Uncrewed Starships To Mars In Two Years

SpaceX plans to launch about five uncrewed Starship missions to Mars in two years, CEO Elon Musk said in a post on social media platform X, Reuters reported.

The first crewed mission timeline will depend upon the success of the uncrewed flights. I Photo: SpaceX X

Earlier last month, Musk had said that the first Starships to Mars would launch in two years "when the next Earth-Mars transfer window opens."

The CEO said that the first crewed mission timeline will depend upon the success of the uncrewed flights. If the uncrewed missions land safely, crewed missions will be launched in four years.

However, in case of challenges, crewed missions will be postponed by another two years, he added.

Musk, known for providing changing timelines on Starship's readiness, previously boasted that the first uncrewed Starship would land on Mars within five years, with the first people landing on Mars within seven years.

In June, a Starship rocket survived a fiery, hypersonic return from space and achieved a breakthrough landing demonstration in the Indian Ocean, completing a full test mission around the globe on the rocket's fourth try.