Elon Musk announced that Starship will head to Mars in late 2026 with Tesla bot Optimus. A successful mission could lead to human landings by 2029 or 2031. Meanwhile, SpaceX's Crew Dragon delivered four astronauts to the ISS,

SpaceX founder Elon Musk said Saturday its massive Starship rocket would leave for Mars at the end of 2026 with Tesla humanoid robot Optimus onboard, adding that human landings could follow "as soon as 2029.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk has said his Starship rocket will head to Mars by the end of next year, as the company investigates several recent explosions in flight tests. On Friday, the world's richest man said Starship is set to depart for Mars at the end of next year,