Starship leverages tanker vehicles (essentially the Starship spacecraft minus the windows) to refill the Starship spacecraft in low-Earth orbit prior to departing for Mars. Refilling on-orbit enables the transport of up to 100 tons all the way to Mars.

3 days ago · Robert Zubrin, likely the planet’s leading strategist for landing humans on Mars, and then remaking it in the Earth’s image, predicts SpaceX’s colossal Starship will be the first spacecraft ...

Colonization is to be achieved via the development and use of reusable and mass-produced super heavy-lift launch vehicles called Starship. Starship has been referred to as the "holy grail of rocketry" for extraplanetary colonization. [3]

Sep 8, 2024 · SpaceX plans to start launching uncrewed Mars missions with its Starship megarocket in 2026 and crewed flights to the Red Planet two years after that, Elon Musk said.

SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket – collectively referred to as Starship – represent a fully reusable transportation system designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond.

SpaceX is planning to send five uncrewed Starships to Mars over the next few years, CEO Elon Musk said on his social media site, X. According to Musk, SpaceX has to wait for the next Earth-Mars...

Mar 7, 2025 · SpaceX's ambitious Mars colonization program faces renewed scrutiny after its Starship vehicle exploded during the eighth test flight on March 6. The failure—the second in two months—reveals ...

Sep 22, 2024 · SpaceX plans to launch about five uncrewed Starship missions to Mars in two years, CEO Elon Musk said on Sunday in a post on social media platform X.

Jul 26, 2024 · Uncrewed Mars Mission (2026): SpaceX aims to conduct an uncrewed Mars mission by 2026, which will be a critical proving ground for interplanetary travel. Starship will carry initial supplies, infrastructure components, and test equipment essential for setting up a …

Apr 13, 2024 · SpaceX's Starship, the largest rocket in the world, will get even bigger as the company continues to target Mars missions in the future.