SpaceX Unmanned Starships to Mars 2026 and Manned 2029 or 2031

By Brian Wang

Elon Musk says SpaceX Starship will departs for Mars at the end of next year, carrying Optimus. If those landings go well, then human landings may start as soon as 2029, although 2031 is more likely.

There will likely be hundreds to thousands of Optimus Teslabots on the unmanned missions. There will be a larger unmanned and possibly manned mission in th…