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phoenix.com technology news, september 23, beijing time, spacex ceo elon musk revealed at x on sunday that the company plans to carry out about five unmanned starship missions to mars within two years.

musk said on sunday that the timeline for the first crewed mission will depend on the success of the unmanned mission. if the unmanned mission lands safely, then the crewed mission will be launched within four years. however, if spacex encounters challenges, the crewed mission will be delayed by another two years.

earlier this month, musk said the first starships to mars would be launched in two years. at that time, "the next earth-mars transfer window will open." however, musk often adjusts the timetable for launching starships to mars. he said earlier this year that the first unmanned starship would land on mars in five years, and the first humans would land on mars in seven years.

musk plans to launch five starships to mars

in june, the starship made a breakthrough when it made its fourth test flight, surviving the high temperatures while returning to earth at hypersonic speeds and successfully splashing down in the indian ocean. musk hopes that the starship will help him achieve his goal of building a next-generation large multi-purpose spacecraft capable of sending people and cargo to the moon and eventually mars later this decade.

however, earlier this year, nasa postponed the artemis 3 mission from the end of 2025 to september 2026. the mission is the first manned lunar landing by the united states in half a century and will use spacex's starship spacecraft. in june this year, japanese billionaire yusaku maezawa canceled a private lunar mission he planned to pay for, which was originally planned to use spacex's starship, citing uncertainty in the development progress of the starship. (author/xiao yu)

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