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"I'm willing to bet at this point that no Starship is heading to Mars in '26."

“It's really hard for me to be that optimistic [about a 2026 Mars launch] based on the recent Starship test results.”

"Starship may not be ready for this [2026] window but you can count on it making the next window in 2028."

"We've probably got about a 50% chance of sending ships from Earth to Mars at the end of next year [2026]."

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"That there will not be a manned flight to Mars in 2028, nor in 2031, and probably not for twenty years after that."

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"I’m thinking somewhere between 2040 and 2050."

"Humans are unlikely to step foot on Mars until the 2040s/2050s at the earliest, and there’ll never be a significant human settlement there because Mars is basically uninhabitable."

"Since nothing ever seems to go exactly according to plan, I'd expect something more like 2040."

"Space agencies hoping to send crewed missions to Mars by the early 2030s will either have to double down on their budgets or settle for less ambitious missions."

"And if we persevere on this pathway, we can reach Mars itself before 2035."

"We want to achieve a Mars landing in 2033."

"Humans will set out for Mars in the 2029 or 2031 windows, most likely."

"I think that the first human mission to Mars will take place about 2030, even though it is not currently on NASA’s schedule or any other space agency."

"Human landings [on Mars] may start as soon as 2029, although 2031 is more likely."

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Thursday at 11:10 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying NASA's Crew-13 mission of four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS).

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Thursday at 11:10 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying NASA's Crew-13 mission of four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS).

The crew includes NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov. Docking at the Harmony module was targeted for about 7 p.m. EDT.

The crew includes NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov. Docking at the Harmony module was targeted for about 7 p.m. EDT.

Crew-13's transit of roughly seven hours and 50 minutes would be the fastest launch-to-docking in space station history. Typical Crew Dragon flights take 15 to 24 hours to reach the orbiting laboratory.

Crew-13's transit of roughly seven hours and 50 minutes would be the fastest launch-to-docking in space station history. Typical Crew Dragon flights take 15 to 24 hours to reach the orbiting laboratory.

The flight was delayed about three weeks after an oxidizer leak was found in the Dragon capsule "Grace" in August. The delay extended the stay of the four Crew-12 astronauts, who arrived at the station in February.

The flight was delayed about three weeks after an oxidizer leak was found in the Dragon capsule "Grace" in August. The delay extended the stay of the four Crew-12 astronauts, who arrived at the station in February.

Watkins, 38, a geologist who previously worked with NASA's Mars rover Curiosity, is making her second spaceflight and is the first NASA astronaut to fly twice aboard a Crew Dragon. Her three crewmates are making their first trips to space.

Watkins, 38, a geologist who previously worked with NASA's Mars rover Curiosity, is making her second spaceflight and is the first NASA astronaut to fly twice aboard a Crew Dragon. Her three crewmates are making their first trips to space.

SpaceX also scheduled the Transporter-18 rideshare mission Thursday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, carrying 130 payloads on a booster making its 25th flight, with a landing planned at Landing Zone 4.

SpaceX also scheduled the Transporter-18 rideshare mission Thursday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, carrying 130 payloads on a booster making its 25th flight, with a landing planned at Landing Zone 4.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Thursday at 11:10 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying NASA's Crew-13 mission of four astronauts to the International Space Station.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Thursday at 11:10 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying NASA's Crew-13 mission of four astronauts to the International Space Station.

Shaving a crew flight down to under eight hours is a genuine engineering triumph, not a stunt. Less time cooped up in a capsule means less risk, less fatigue and a smoother handoff for the crew already waiting in orbit. Add a booster flying its third mission and a reused Dragon, and routine, rapid access to low Earth orbit finally looks real.

Shaving a crew flight down to under eight hours is a genuine engineering triumph, not a stunt. Less time cooped up in a capsule means less risk, less fatigue and a smoother handoff for the crew already waiting in orbit. Add a booster flying its third mission and a reused Dragon, and routine, rapid access to low Earth orbit finally looks real.

Speed records make nice headlines, but the real payoff is the steady cadence proving American human spaceflight works. Every station expedition builds the muscle memory, the hardware confidence and the medical know-how that lunar bases and a Mars trip will demand. Starliner returning and Starship maturing matter far more than clock times on a single hop.

Speed records make nice headlines, but the real payoff is the steady cadence proving American human spaceflight works. Every station expedition builds the muscle memory, the hardware confidence and the medical know-how that lunar bases and a Mars trip will demand. Starliner returning and Starship maturing matter far more than clock times on a single hop.

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Crew-13's record-breaking Dragon trip to the ISS, taking under eight hours versus the usual 15–24, is more than a stopwatch milestone. Faster rendezvous means astronauts spend less time in transit and get to the station sooner, making rapid crew transport more practical. SpaceX is turning speed into an operational advantage for rapid access to low Earth orbit.

Crew-13's record-breaking Dragon trip to the ISS, taking under eight hours versus the usual 15–24, is more than a stopwatch milestone. Faster rendezvous means astronauts spend less time in transit and get to the station sooner, making rapid crew transport more practical. SpaceX is turning speed into an operational advantage for rapid access to low Earth orbit.

Crew-13 is bigger than one ISS handoff. Each steady commercial crew flight builds the experience, hardware confidence and operational know-how needed to sustain humans in orbit and push farther. With Starliner returning and Starship advancing, this cadence is helping build the foundation for astronauts to reach the Moon, establish lunar bases and eventually go to Mars.

Crew-13 is bigger than one ISS handoff. Each steady commercial crew flight builds the experience, hardware confidence and operational know-how needed to sustain humans in orbit and push farther. With Starliner returning and Starship advancing, this cadence is helping build the foundation for astronauts to reach the Moon, establish lunar bases and eventually go to Mars.

There is a 6% chance that SpaceX will land anything on Mars before 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

There is a 6% chance that SpaceX will land anything on Mars before 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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