SpaceX Targets Launch Of 5 Nirawak Starships To Mars By 2027

Starship will launch to Mars (photo: X @SpaceX)

JAKARTA - Elon Musk, Chief Executive of SpaceX, revealed that his company will launch five unmanned Starship aircraft to Mars. The launch of the first unmanned Starship will begin in two years.

Musk's plan to reveal on Monday, September 23 on platform X is in line with his statement in early September. At that time, Musk said that the spacecraft made by SpaceX would be launched to the Red Planet in 2027.

"The first spacecraft to Mars will be launched in 2 years when the next Earth-Mars transfer window opens. The aircraft will be flown unmanned to test the reliability of a complete landing on Mars," Musk said some time ago.

If the five Starships launched successfully land safely, SpaceX will prepare a Starship manned mission. The aircraft is targeted to carry astronauts to Mars about four years after the launch of five Starship aircraft.

However, the launch schedule for the manned Starship mission can change. If SpaceX faces some difficult challenges, this manned mission could be delayed by up to two years from its initial launch target. This means that SpaceX will take six years to land its first human being on Mars.

"Travel from Earth to Mars is only possible every two years, as planets align. This increases the difficulty of the task, but also serves to immunize Mars from many catastrophic events on Earth," Musk said.

Musk is committed to maintaining this launch target. The Tesla and Neuralink owners said that SpaceX will continue to increase the number of aircraft flying to Mars, "No matter what happens with the successful landing." Each launch period will be adjusted to a transit opportunity.