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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 ...

SpaceX has designs on expanding Starship operations to Florida at Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Base, with plans for a launch by end of 2025. SpaceX is developing Starship ...

Elon Musk says he will rocket Optimus bots on Space X's first Starships sent to Mars, but a leading robotics scholar predicts their space odyssey will be short-lived.

The SpaceX CEO outlined how he hopes to make space travel like air travel. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shared his vision for a future of commercial space travel with the latest updates on the company's new ...

For a very long time humanity has dreamed of traveling to other planets. Because of its proximity and similarity to our own corner of the Universe, these 'other planets' often take the shape of Mars ...

"Mars and its secrets have fascinated and mystified humans since ancient times. Its vivid color and visibility to the naked eye, its geologic kinship with Earth, its potential as our best hope for ...

NASA’s 10 new astronaut candidates are already making history. The 2025 class includes the first person to join the astronaut corps who has previously flown to orbit. It’s also the first class in ...