{"id":589763,"date":"2026-07-17T03:08:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T03:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/589763\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T03:08:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T03:08:20","slug":"will-spacex-land-anything-on-mars-before-2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/589763\/","title":{"rendered":"Will SpaceX land anything on Mars before 2030?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The race to Mars continues as officials from <a data-ylk=\"slk:Nasa;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/nasa\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Nasa<\/a> and SpaceX work toward the greater goal of sending humans to the planet for colonization.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As officials at <a data-ylk=\"slk:SpaceX;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/space-x\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">SpaceX<\/a> continue to test the Starship <a data-ylk=\"slk:spacecraft;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/search?q=spacecraft\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">spacecraft<\/a>, confidence grows as the ship is designed to carry both crew and cargo to <a data-ylk=\"slk:Earth;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Earth<\/a> orbit, the <a data-ylk=\"slk:moon;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/moon\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">moon<\/a>, <a data-ylk=\"slk:Mars;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/mars\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Mars<\/a> and beyond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Man Vs Machine: Who Will Walk On Mars First?;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/man-vs-machine-who-walk-mars-first-kalshi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Man Vs Machine: Who Will Walk On Mars First?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Flight tests for the reusable rocket continue to achieve new milestones, as the 13th flight test is scheduled for Tuesday evening in <a data-ylk=\"slk:Texas;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/texas\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Texas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"SpaceX Starship Flight 8 takes off from Orbital Launch Pad A at Boca Chica beach on March 06, 2025 in Boca Chica Beach, Texas. The SpaceX Starship Flight 8 test launched and successfully caught its booster upon descent.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_weather_articles_483\/79d64e9702887805eeee8d9c3567fb22.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>SpaceX Starship Flight 8 takes off from Orbital Launch Pad A at Boca Chica beach on March 06, 2025 in Boca Chica Beach, Texas. The SpaceX Starship Flight 8 test launched and successfully caught its booster upon descent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SpaceX&#8217;s Starship is a fully reusable rocket that, like the <a data-ylk=\"slk:Falcon 9;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/search?q=Falcon%209\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Falcon 9<\/a> spacecraft, is vital for the <a data-ylk=\"slk:transportation;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/transportation\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">transportation<\/a> of supplies, but can <a data-ylk=\"slk:travel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/travel\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">travel<\/a> much farther.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As more tests are conducted and confidence grows, <a data-ylk=\"slk:SpaceX;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/space-x\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">SpaceX<\/a> announced that Starship cargo flights to the Martian surface for research, development and exploratory missions will start no later than 2028.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Scientists Discover New Method Of Defense Against Solar Storms To Help Protect Earth;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/scientists-method-defense-solar-storms-protect-earth\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Scientists Discover New Method Of Defense Against Solar Storms To Help Protect Earth<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As we are halfway through 2026, people wonder whether SpaceX will be able to achieve this feat by landing on Mars before 2030.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As we inch closer day by day, <a data-ylk=\"slk:prediction markets;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/prediction-markets\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">prediction markets<\/a> at Kalshi are expecting a 27% chance that SpaceX will successfully land anything on Mars before 2030.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Nasa Seeks Research Volunteers To Spend A Year On A Simulated Mission To Mars Or The Moon;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/nasa-seeks-research-volunteers-spend-year-simulated-mission-mars-moon\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Nasa Seeks Research Volunteers To Spend A Year On A Simulated Mission To Mars Or The Moon<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There are still a plethora of tests that must be completed outside the Starship for SpaceX and NASA before we can send humans to Mars as part of the next <a data-ylk=\"slk:Artemis;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/artemis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Artemis<\/a> III mission, which will complete a series of objectives in Earth&#8217;s low orbit to demonstrate the critical systems needed for future moon landings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Which Country Will Land On The Moon Next As The Space Race Enters A Critical Phase;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/which-country-bring-humanity-back-moon-first\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Which Country Will Land On The Moon Next As The Space Race Enters A Critical Phase<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It&#8217;s a necessary first step before humans land on the moon. Experts from <a data-ylk=\"slk:Nasa;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/nasa\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Nasa<\/a>, SpaceX and Blue Origin are on track to meet these goals before 2030 and beyond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Original article source: <a data-ylk=\"slk:Will SpaceX land anything on Mars before 2030?;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/spacex-land-mars-before-2030-kalshi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Will SpaceX land anything on Mars before 2030?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The race to Mars continues as officials from Nasa and SpaceX work toward the greater goal of sending&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":589764,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[270],"tags":[249980,18,249981,19,17,2732,133,451,2731,2730],"class_list":["post-589763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-boca-chica-beach","tag-eire","tag-flight-tests","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-reusable-rocket","tag-science","tag-space","tag-spacex","tag-starship"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116933120312500870","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=589763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589763\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/589764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=589763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=589763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=589763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}