SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Sunday that the rocket manufacturing company intends to launch about five uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years, elaborating on his timeline from earlier this month. What Happened: If the five uncrewed missions land safely,

Elon Musk wants his company to take people to Mars. Musk’s company, SpaceX, is preparing to launch five Starship missions to Mars in two years, Musk announced on X on Sunday. None of the missions will have any humans onboard and will be uncrewed.

It can be seen from Elon Musk’s latest news at spacex that spacex is again challenging spaceflight technology. Regardless if it would take two years, four years, or even half a dozen, the day that humans will be setting foot on Mars is fast approaching.

Musk noted that if all uncrewed missions land safely on the Red Planet, crewed missions are possible in four years’ time.

Elon Musk announced SpaceX’s plan for five uncrewed Starship missions to Mars within two years, with potential crewed missions following if successful. He expressed concern about how a Democratic administration could hinder progress due to increased bureaucracy.

SpaceX plans to launch about five uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years, the company’s CEO Elon Musk announced.

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

Elon Musk expressed his concerns in a post where he also revealed that “SpaceX plans to launch about five uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years.”

One Way Ticket SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is infamously terrible at setting deadlines and making predictions — and his latest comments likely aren't any different. Most recently, Musk announced that SpaceX's massive Starship rocket will start making regular trips to Mars in a matter of just two years.