ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” target=”_blank” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/spacex”>SpaceX founder data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” target=”_blank” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/panache/panache-people-101/elon-musk/profileshow/79257472.cms”>Elon Musk said on Friday that ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/starship” target=”_blank”>Starship is set to depart for Mars at the end of next year, carrying Tesla humanoid bot Optimus.
Musk suggested in a post on X that human landings could begin as early as 2029, though 2031 was more likely if the initial landings go well.
Musk told investors on a conference call in April last year that he expected Optimus would be able to perform tasks in the factory by the end of 2024.
In November, Reuters cited sources saying that Musk’s dream of transporting humans to Mars would become a bigger national…
