Claims
Charles Bolden"We are closer today than ever before in human history to sending American astronauts to the red planet."Aug 24, 2019
Thomas David Jones"Without a major NASA budget increase, astronauts may not set foot on Mars until 2040 or beyond."Sep 28, 2017
Barack Obama"We have set a clear goal vital to the next chapter of America's story in space: sending humans to Mars by the 2030s."Oct 11, 2016
NASA"NASA is developing the capabilities needed to send humans to an asteroid by 2025 and Mars in the 2030s."Feb 25, 2025
Elon Musk"If those [uncrewed] landings go well, then the first crewed flights to Mars will be in 4 years."Feb 22, 2025
Tony Antonelli"We will not go [to Mars] until the American people and the international community are ready and decide that it is a priority."Dec 12, 2016
The New York TimesTrump's pledge to land astronauts on Mars "couldn't happen until 2029 at the earliest."Jan 31, 2025
