Controversy
Elon Musk
Jim Bridenstine
Robert Zubrin
Interesting Engineering
Jim Reuter
Seth Abramson
IgMin Research
Peter Hague
Amanda Stockton
Buzz Aldrin
Mariel Borowitz
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Will humans land on Mars by 2035?

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Mariel Borowitz
Mariel Borowitz"Since nothing ever seems to go exactly according to plan, I'd expect something more like 2040."Nov 07, 2025
Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin"And if we persevere on this pathway, we can reach Mars itself before 2035."Nov 01, 2025
Peter Hague
Peter Hague"Humans will set out for Mars in the 2029 or 2031 windows, most likely."Nov 09, 2025
Seth Abramson
Seth Abramson"Humans are unlikely to step foot on Mars until the 2040s/2050s at the earliest, and there’ll never be a significant human settlement there because Mars is basically uninhabitable."Nov 09, 2025
Robert Zubrin
Robert Zubrin"I think that the first human mission to Mars will take place about 2030, even though it is not currently on NASA’s schedule or any other space agency."Nov 07, 2025
Elon Musk
Elon Musk"Human landings [on Mars] may start as soon as 2029, although 2031 is more likely."Nov 13, 2025
James Wray
James Wray"That probably sets an effective deadline of around 2040."Feb 20, 2025
Truthful
Truthful"I’m not sure humans can be sent in this decade but SpaceX will spam the hell out of unmanned Mars missions in 2026 and 2028 making 2030/2032 very likely for humans on Mars!"Nov 09, 2025
Steve Milloy
Steve Milloy"No human is going to Mars anytime soon, if ever."Feb 20, 2025
Interesting Engineering
Interesting Engineering"Space agencies hoping to send crewed missions to Mars by the early 2030s will either have to double down on their budgets or settle for less ambitious missions."Mar 12, 2025
Amanda Stockton
Amanda Stockton"I’m thinking somewhere between 2040 and 2050."Feb 20, 2025
IgMin Research
IgMin Research"That there will not be a manned flight to Mars in 2028, nor in 2031, and probably not for twenty years after that."Nov 03, 2025
Jim Reuter
Jim Reuter"I'd say that [2040] is an audacious goal for us to meet."May 23, 2023
Jim Bridenstine
Jim Bridenstine"We want to achieve a Mars landing in 2033."Apr 03, 2019
Dave Spencer
Dave Spencer" No earlier than 2040 and no later than 2100. "Feb 20, 2025
Peter Hague
Peter Hague"2033—At this point more likely than not."Nov 09, 2025
Barack Obama
Barack Obama“By the mid 2030s, I believe we can send humans to the orbit of Mars and return them safely to Earth.”Apr 17, 2011


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