Musk—who has a history of setting unrealized goals for his companies—says he wants to send humans to Mars by 2029, though he says 2031 may be more likely.

Elon Musk's company SpaceX has encountered another snag in the nine-month saga to free Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore who are still stuck on the International Space Station (ISS)

SpaceX said the rocket experienced a “rapid unscheduled disassembly” during its ascent burn—the same result as its previous test flight.

Elon Musk has announced that SpaceX's Starship rocket is set to depart for Mars in March 2026. The humanoid robot Optimus will be onboard. SpaceX has scheduled its first Starship rocket flight to Mars for March 2026.

A launch pad problem has prompted SpaceX to delay a flight to the International Space Station to replace Nasa's two stranded astronauts.

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have shared a video of NASA's two stuck astronauts—which included one thanking the pair—ahead of their return to Earth. They shared the clip from earlier this month on their social media accounts as a SpaceX crew capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday,

His new “Starships” have lost control and come apart over the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos. Do Americans really believe he will be more mindful with government programs they rely on?

Elon Musk says SpaceX will go to Mars at the end of 2026 with Tesla's Optimus, a humanoid robot. If all goes well, humans could be headed to the red planet in 2029, Musk says.

Tech billionaire and founder of SpaceX said on Saturday (Mar 15) that its massive Starship rocket would leave for Mars at the end of 2026. Musk mentioned that the spacecraft will go with the Tesla humanoid robot Optimus.