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UpcomingMarsCrewed
Starship to Mars
SpaceX · Launch: Next Mars windows: late 2026 / late 2028 (company goal)
SpaceX's plan to send uncrewed Starships to Mars, followed by crewed flights in a later launch window.
Objective: Test landing on Mars with Starship, then prepare for human missions and a permanent base.
First uncrewed Starships to Mars
2028 window (goal)
Target date · may change
Mission details
- Rocket & spacecraft
- Starship + Super Heavy (fully reusable)
- Crew
- Uncrewed first; crewed flights targeted for a following window
- Destination
- Mars surface
- Mars launch windows open roughly every 26 months.
- Requires orbital refuelling — several tanker flights per Mars ship.
- SpaceX timelines are aspirational and have slipped before.
Milestones
0 of 3 reachedOrbital refuelling demo
2026–2027Provisional
Uncrewed Mars landing attempt
2028–2029Provisional
First crewed Mars flight
2030sProvisional
Future dates are agency targets, not confirmed schedules.
Curated dataset
Official source: SpaceX Starship →