US EditionWhy Everyone’s Wrong About SpaceX’s Starship Rocket (and Musk Is Probably Right)
- SpaceX launched its ninth Starship test flight on May 27, 2025, which reached space but disintegrated about 30 minutes after launch near Texas.
- This flight followed two earlier failures in January and March where Starship exploded shortly after liftoff and scattered debris over the Caribbean.
- Elon Musk remains optimistic despite setbacks, citing valuable data gained and promising a faster launch schedule to meet ambitious Mars colonization goals.
- Musk estimates a 50-50 chance of readying Starship for the critical late 2026 Mars-Earth alignment, enabling a seven-to-nine-month transit and potentially sending robotic crews first.
- If the 2026 window is missed, SpaceX plans to wait two years for the next launch opportunity while aiming eventually to establish a self-sustaining Mars settlement with thousands of ships.
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Musk aiming to send uncrewed Starship to Mars by end of 2026
Two days after the latest in a string of test-flight setbacks for his big new Mars spacecraft, Starship, Elon Musk said on Thursday he foresees the futuristic vehicle making its first uncrewed voyage to the red planet at the end of next year.
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