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Elon Musk Podcast

Can Elon and Trump Send Humans to Mars?

21 Jan 2025

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Elon Musk targets 2026 Earth-Mars transfer window for next Mars mission: Here’s what it means The successful completion of space missions often depends on the timing of their launch. This is why some missions are delayed by months to ensure perfect time windows, which improve the chances of achieving their objectives. When it comes to Mars missions, one such concept is the Earth-Mars transfer window, which is possibly the best time to conduct any Mars-related space activities. Flight rate will grow exponentially from there, with the goal of building a self-sustaining city in about 20 years. Being multiplanetary will vastly increase the probable lifespan of consciousness, as we will no longer have all our eggs, literally and metabolically, on one planet,” writes SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on X. Starship is SpaceX’s flagship rocket and is considered one of the most powerful and largest space launch vehicles ever built, capable of handling missions to Mars and beyond. It’s a fully reusable, two-stage rocket designed for both human and non-human missions. Starship is also engineered to significantly reduce the cost of space exploration as mission scale increases. SpaceX, Elon Musk-owned private space tech company, has set its sights on launching its first Mars mission during the Earth-Mars transfer window in 2026. This window, which occurs approximately every 26 months

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