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Why SpaceX created Starship for Mars settlement

SpaceX’s development of Starship marks a pivotal step in realizing Elon Musk’s long-standing ambition to colonize Mars.

SpaceX redesigns Starship to get Mars-bound rocket to stop exploding

SpaceX has unveiled a radical redesign of its Starship rocket after several failed flight attempts of the Mars-bound rocket.

SpaceX Unveils New Version of Mars-Bound Starship

SpaceX has moved a new iteration of its Starship model to its Starbase in Texas for preflight testing. The new model, which ...

Investing in Space: All aboard the SpaceX Mars express

Italy's Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) became the first client who's signed on to send scientific experiments aboard ...

After repeated explosions, new test for Musk's megarocket

Elon Musk's SpaceX announced Friday that its Starship megarocket is scheduled to blast off on a new test flight next weekend ...

SpaceX is already offering to transport services to Mars

SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell announced on X Thursday that SpaceX is now offering services to Mars, sharing that the company is ...

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to launch NASA's Mars mission before Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Jef Bezos's Blue Origin is preparing for a Mars mission. The New Glenn rocket will launch NASA's ESCAPADE probes in September ...

SpaceX agrees to take Italian experiments to Mars

Elon Musk's SpaceX has agreed to carry Italian experiments on its Starship megarocket during planned future missions to Mars, ...
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 172 — Earth on Mars

On Episode 172 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest host Rick Jenet are joined by Erika Alden DeBenedictis to discuss how terraforming Mars might work.

Elon Musk has made an announcement: ‘Starship flight to Mars crewed by Optimus in Nov/Dec next year’

Elon Musk has adjusted SpaceX's Mars mission timeline, pushing back the potential Starship launch to 2028 for uncrewed ...