Elon Musk claims an uncrewed SpaceX mission to Mars will launch in a couple of years followed by a crewed “Starship” just two years later. 

The SpaceX and Tesla owner took to X (formally known as Twitter) on September 7, 2024, to make the announcement, the same day rivals Boeing successfully returned its Starliner spacecraft back to Earth. 

“The first Starships to Mars will launch in 2 years when the next Earth-Mars transfer window opens. These will be uncrewed to test the reliability of landing intact on Mars. If those landings go well, then the first crewed flights to Mars will be in 4 years,” Musk said in a statement. 

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