Musk wants to send the first uncrewed Starship to Mars by the end of 2026, followed by human spaceflights in the years after.

The first humans on Mars would be tasked with laying the groundwork to establish a permanent settlement on the Red Planet.

NASA also has designs on astronauts reaching Mars – even if the agency's plan of attack differs from Musk's.

The idea that is one no longer confined to the realm of science fiction.

Astronauts are on the cusp in the years ahead of journeying all the way to the Red Planet, where so far only and have dared to venture. And when they do, it's likely they'll make landfall aboard a SpaceX Starship.

Billionaire Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002 with the vision of paving the way to create a self-sustaining colony on the Red Planet. By April 2023, t

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