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Musk said SpaceX would have a mars mission (not manned) on every earth/mars rendezvous starting in 2018. He originally said it was going to use dragon. And th
by cma 6y ago
Musk said SpaceX would have a mars mission (not manned) on every earth/mars rendezvous starting in 2018. He originally said it was going to use dragon. And then he said manned missions starting in 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Mars_program#2016_plans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Mars_program#2016_plans
They backed out of that but are still claiming they will do the manned around-the-moon trip in 2023 using Starship, and haven't backed down from point-to-point earth passenger travel by 2028 for cheaper than a business class flight.
https://www.vox.com/2018/4/11/17227036/flight-spacex-gwynne-shotwell-space-ted-conference-interview https://www.vox.com/2018/4/11/17227036/flight-spacex-gwynne-... ("Shotwell estimated the ticket cost would be somewhere between economy and business class on a plane ")