Eric Berger expects NASA and the public support for the SpaceX Mars city will surge with the first unmanned landings on Mars.
Erc X rendered an Earth Orbit SpaceX Refueling depot. Elon has talked about sending a fleet of five Starships to Mars in October-December 2026. Refueling and orbital propellant transfer is key to this effort.
SpaceX Orbital Refueling Depot.#SpaceX #Starship pic.twitter.com/bqNBd4gDTo
— Erc X (@ErcXspace) September 18, 2021
The first Starships to Mars will launch in 2 years when the next Earth-Mars transfer window opens.
These will be uncrewed to test the reliability of landing intact on Mars. If those landings go well, then the first crewed flights to Mars will be in 4 years.
Flight rate will… https://t.co/ZuiM00dpe9
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 7, 2024
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