Elon Musk has predicted humans would be on Mars by 2029 as part of his Starship rocket program, with a non-human mission scheduled to the planet in 2026.

Robert Zubrin, the planet’s leading strategist for landing humans on Mars, predicts SpaceX’s Starship will win the race to speed astronauts to Mars, but not until 2031.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk confirmed on Saturday that the company’s Starship rocket is slated to depart for Mars by the end of 2026, carrying Tesla's humanoid robot Optimus on board.

Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, has announced that the company’s massive Starship rocket is set to begin its journey to Mars by the end of 2026.  The first mission will carry Tesla’s

NASA is also waiting for a modified version of the spacecraft to serve as a lunar lander for its Artemis program, which is designed to return astronauts to the Moon by the end of this decade.

Elon Musk has revealed an ambitious plan to send Tesla's humanoid robot, Optimus, aboard SpaceX's Starship on a groundbreaking mission to Mars late next year. This bold step could lay the foundation for future human colonization,

Elon Musk says SpaceX will go to Mars at the end of 2026 with Tesla's Optimus, a humanoid robot. If all goes well, humans could be headed to the red planet in 2029, Musk says.

Musk—who has a history of setting unrealized goals for his companies—says he wants to send humans to Mars by 2029, though he says 2031 may be more likely.

The SpaceX and Tesla billionaire - who has become orange manbaby, Donald Trump’s best pal - has vowed to send a robot into space next year - followed by a human crew by 2031

Elon Musk announced that SpaceX's Starship rocket will head to Mars in March 2026. Onboard will be the humanoid robot Optimus. SpaceX's first Starship rocket flight to Mars is scheduled for March 2026.

SpaceX's Starship could be heading to Mars by the end of 2026, and it will be carrying Tesla’s Optimus humanoid bot! Musk even hinted that humans could land on Mars as early as 2029, though 2031 seems more likely,