My_Soul_to_Squeeze t1_ixfy6fl wrote on November 23, 2022 at 3:35 AM

Reply to comment by hdufort in Realistically speaking When do you think we will land humans on Mars? by EnaGrimm

If SpaceX's Starship lives up to a fraction of the hype (mainly if it can touchdown safely on Mars' surface), we can have a small city worth of supplies and shelter on the surface before we send the first people. I think your timeline is pretty reasonable.

roksraka t1_ixgcjw3 wrote on November 23, 2022 at 5:55 AM

I will donate a kidney if we get anything close to that in 5-8 years! Everything SpaceX is promising is taking way longer than what they originally thought and that’s completely understandable. Also, I think you underestimate just how much stuff we’d need to get there before we send humans and what happens if a percentage of these missions fail or get delayed… I’m saying 2040-2050.