{"id":35732,"date":"2023-10-13T21:04:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T21:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/musk-says-spacex-could-land-spacecraft-on-mars-in-3-to-4-years"},"modified":"2023-10-13T21:21:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T21:21:17","slug":"musk-says-spacex-could-land-spacecraft-on-mars-in-3-to-4-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/musk-says-spacex-could-land-spacecraft-on-mars-in-3-to-4-years","title":{"rendered":"Musk says SpaceX could land spacecraft on Mars in 3 to 4 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of SpaceX, has said his company could land a spacecraft on Mars within the next three to four years. The tech billionaire made remarks on Thursday during a virtual address at the International Astronautical Congress in Baku, Azerbaijan, where he engaged in a one-hour question-and-answer session with Clay Mowry, the president of the International Astronautical Federation.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about predictions for when Starship might achieve a crewless landing on Mars, Musk replied, \u201cI think three or four years. \u201d He elaborated on Starship\u2019s potential capabilities, envisioning scenarios like \u201cbreakfast in LA, lunch in London, dinner in Singapore, and then back in L.<\/p>\n<p>A. for bedtime. \u201d \u201cI think it\u2019s sort of feasible within the next four years to do an uncrewed test landing there,\u201d Musk said. While Musk emphasized not wanting to set expectations \u201ctoo high,\u201d he conveyed his longstanding ambition for the Starship rocket to facilitate the landing of humans on Mars.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\">Mauritius<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of SpaceX, has said his company could land a spacecraft on Mars within the next three to four years. 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