Elon Musk unveils plan to colonize Mars fresh off exiting Trump White House

Elon Musk is sharing details on his company SpaceX’s plan to send humans to Mars (Picture: Getty Images)

Elon Musk hit the ground running on advancing his mission to colonize Mars, after departing the White House with a strained relationship with the Trump administration.

Musk detailed his company SpaceX’s plan to send humans to the Red Planet at an event on Thursday. The billionaire said that he plans to launch the first Starship mission with a Tesla Optimus robot aboard, by next year.

‘Launching two years later, we would be sending humans, assuming the first missions are successful,’ said Musk, according to the Daily Mail.

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