Elon Musk says the first Starship launch to Mars will happen in 2 years

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Elon Musk speaking at the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity; SpaceX's Starship spacecraft lifting off in in Boca Chica, Texas.
"These will be uncrewed to test the reliability of landing intact on Mars," Musk said in an X post on Saturday.

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Everything We Noticed During SpaceX's Thrilling Fourth Test of Starship

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The 120-metric ton Starship rocket not only soared to the skies during its fourth test flight, but both stages also returned, with the booster landing in the Gulf of Mexico and the upper stage experiencing a chaotic reentry. This test brings the super-heavy lift vehicle closer to achieving reusability.

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See Elon Musk's Starship shredding apart as it descends to Earth, with a whole fin almost ripping off

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side by side images show starship fin intact and shiny then shredding apart in a cloud of debris
This flap on Starship looked very different at the beginning and end of the plummet back to Earth.

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Starship lands in the ocean with its engines firing for the first time, bringing Elon Musk one step closer to Mars

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SpaceX's starship-super heavy megarocket soaring to space with smoke all around it
Starship launching from Boca Chica, Texas, on its fourth test flight toward space.

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SpaceX is poised to make rocket launches 10 times cheaper with Starship, experts say

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A video still shows SpaceX's Starship starting its launch to space. The behemoth mega-rocket is engulfed in smoke in flames as it takes off.
SpaceX's Starship flew to space for the first time on March 14, 2024.

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17 crucial upgrades helped SpaceX finally get Starship to space without exploding

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The starship rocket launching.
A screengrab from SpaceX's livestream on X shows Starship lifting off for its second attempt at space.

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Video of SpaceX's Starship reentry shows the ultra-hot plasma plummet back to Earth like never before

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A screengrab from Starship's reentry video shows ultra-hot plasma gathering on the spaceship's belly.

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How big is the SpaceX Starship mega-rocket? Photos show how tall it is

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A picture from the top of the rocket shows how high it is next to the landscape.
A picture of Starship in situ.

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