Elon Musk revealed that SpaceX plans to send its Starship rocket to Mars at the end of 2026, with the mission also carrying Tesla’s humanoid robot, Optimus.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk said its massive Starship rocket would leave for Mars at the end of 2026 with Tesla humanoid robot Optimus onboard, adding that human landings could follow “as soon as 2029.”

Elon Musk has revealed an ambitious plan to send Tesla's humanoid robot, Optimus, aboard SpaceX's Starship on a groundbreaking mission to Mars late next year. This bold step could lay the foundation for future human colonization,

Elon Musk has always dreamed of colonizing Mars, but his latest plan raises an intriguing question—will a robot get there before humans?The SpaceX fou.

SpaceX's Starship, spearheaded by Elon Musk, is slated to journey towards Mars by next year's end with Tesla's humanoid bot, Optimus, on board. Musk envisions human landings by 2029 or 2031 if initial trials succeed.

Musk—who has a history of setting unrealized goals for his companies—says he wants to send humans to Mars by 2029, though he says 2031 may be more likely.

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker XPeng (XPEV) is reportedly set to invest up to $13.8 billion (100 billion yuan) on humanoid robots to rival

SpaceX plans to launch a groundbreaking flight to Mars in March 2026. The humanoid robot Optimus will be on board the Starship rocket, marking another step toward colonizing the Red Planet. SpaceX, a company owned by Elon Musk,

NASA is also awaiting a modified version of Starship as a lunar lander for its Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the Moon this decade.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk said on Friday that 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,