SpaceX and NASA have been working together on one of humanity’s most ambitious goals - establishing a permanent human colony on Mars. From cutting-edge spacecraft like Starship to NASA’s Artemis ...

Elon Musk announced at Starbase, Texas, that SpaceX aims to launch its first uncrewed mission to Mars by late next year using the fully reusable Starship system. His long-term goal is to build a ...

Earlier in the 2020s, NASA reiterated that it remained committed to a human mission to Mars in the 2030s or early 2040s, positioning that effort as the capstone of a sequence of missions that would ...

There are substantial technical, political, and financial obstacles to starting the colonization of Mars within the next few decades. SpaceX is farther along than most toward this ambitious goal.

Musk will discuss progress and next steps toward building a human presence on the Red Planet ahead of Starship’s ninth test flight today. Reading time 3 minutes Update: May 27, 1:21 p.m ET: SpaceX has ...

Editor's note: All opinions, columns and letters reflect the views of the individual writer and not necessarily those of the IDS or its staffers. Rovers on Mars have made exciting finds and ...