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The Mars 2020 mission, consisting of the rover Perseverance and helicopter Ingenuity, was launched on July 30, 2020, and landed in Jezero crater on Mars on February 18, 2021. [1] As of December 20, 2024, Perseverance has been on the planet for 1364 sols (1401 total days ; 3 years, 306 days ).
Elon Musk has announced that the first SpaceX missions to Mars aboard the next-generation Starship rocket are planned for 2026.. The SpaceX boss said the launch date is scheduled for when the next ...
SpaceX Mars colonization program (colloquially also referred to as Occupy Mars) [1] is a planned objective of the company SpaceX and particularly of its founder Elon Musk to colonize Mars. The main element of this ambition is the plan to establish a self-sustained large scale settlement and colony on Mars, claiming self-determination under ...
Flight test Maiden flight of KSLV-III. 2030 (TBD) [22] Long March 5: Wenchang LC-1 CASC: Tianwen-3 lander CNSA: TMI to Martian surface: Mars sample-return Tianwen-3 ascent vehicle CNSA: TMI to Martian surface: Mars sample-return Chinese Mars sample-return mission. 2030 (TBD) [22] Long March 5: Wenchang LC-1 CASC: Tianwen-3 orbiter CNSA ...
Earlier this month, Musk had said that the first Starships to Mars would launch in two years "when the next Earth-Mars transfer window opens." Musk, known for providing changing timelines on ...
First lander to impact Mars. Deployed from Mars 2, failed to land during attempt on 27 November 1971. [7] PrOP-M: Rover Failure Lost with Mars 2: First rover launched to Mars. Lost when the Mars 2 lander crashed into the surface of Mars. 16 Mars 3: Mars 3 (4M No.172) 28 May 1971 Soviet Union: Orbiter Successful
In April, Musk, who founded SpaceX in 2002, said the first uncrewed starship to land on Mars would be within five years, with the first people landing on Mars within seven years.
Entry to SpaceX's headquarters, showing the Dragon capsule used in the COTS Demo Flight 1, a Falcon 9's landing leg and the glassy control room This is a corporate history of SpaceX , an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company founded by Elon Musk .