On September 27, Elon Musk announced a bold new plan to establish a permanent human habitation on Mars with his company SpaceX. It's one of the most ambitious schemes Musk — or humanity in general — has ever attempted, relying on huge advances in both rocketry and spaceship construction. Follow along here for the latest news about the project, and whether Musk can succeed in his longheld dream of bringing humanity to Mars.
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- Sep 30, 2016, 2:45 PM UTC
The race to Mars: here's how SpaceX ranks against the competition
Who will get to the Red Planet first?
- Sep 28, 2016, 4:58 PM UTC
Elon Musk's ideas aren't enough to turn humanity into a multi-planet species
More like a dream than a plan
- Sep 28, 2016, 4:06 PM UTC
The biggest lingering questions about SpaceX's Mars colonization plans
There's still a lot left to figure out
By Loren Grush
- Sep 27, 2016, 11:04 PM UTC
Elon Musk wants to build a transit system that lets humans tour the entire Solar System
Postcards from the edge
By Sean O'Kane
- Sep 27, 2016, 9:58 PM UTC
Watch Elon Musk explain how SpaceX will colonize Mars in under five minutes
- Sep 27, 2016, 8:53 PM UTC
Elon Musk might name his first Mars-bound spaceship after Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
'The acronym is not the best'
- Sep 27, 2016, 8:38 PM UTC
Why didn't Elon Musk mention where colonists will live on Mars?
And how will they survive?
By Alessandra Potenza and Loren Grush
- Sep 27, 2016, 8:30 PM UTC
Elon Musk wants to collect fuel on Mars to send spaceships back to Earth
By Jacob Kastrenakes and Loren Grush
- Sep 27, 2016, 8:24 PM UTC
Elon Musk: First humans who journey to Mars must 'be prepared to die'
'It would be an incredible adventure'
By Chris Welch
- Sep 27, 2016, 7:58 PM UTC
Elon Musk made a South Park joke at his Mars colonization announcement
By Colin Lecher
- Sep 27, 2016, 7:55 PM UTC
Elon Musk’s proposed spaceship could send 100 people to Mars in 80 days
The ship will refuel in orbit and include ‘zero-G games’
By Angela Chen and Loren Grush
- Sep 27, 2016, 7:55 PM UTC
SpaceX’s planned Mars rocket will be reused 1,000 times
Here's everything we know about the giant booster
By Sean O'Kane and Loren Grush
- Sep 27, 2016, 7:54 PM UTC
Elon Musk says it would take 40 to 100 years to build a self-sustaining civilization on Mars
- Sep 27, 2016, 7:53 PM UTC
Elon Musk says the only reason he wants to make money is to colonize Mars
By Nick Statt
- Sep 27, 2016, 7:36 PM UTC
Elon Musk is talking about going to Mars like it's an Apple event
Spec sheets for planets
By Nilay Patel
- Sep 27, 2016, 7:16 PM UTC
Elon Musk says taking a Mars trip should cost the same as buying a house
'The cost of moving to Mars ultimately could drop below $100,000'
By Chris Welch
- Sep 27, 2016, 5:49 PM UTC
SpaceX unveils the Interplanetary Transport System, a spaceship and rocket to colonize Mars
By Sean O'Kane
- Sep 27, 2016, 5:00 PM UTC
Elon Musk’s Mars colonization announcement: start time, live blog, and streaming
By Loren Grush
- Sep 27, 2016, 1:00 PM UTC
Elon Musk has a lot to prove at today’s Mars colonization announcement
Talk is cheap; rockets are expensive
- Sep 26, 2016, 4:55 PM UTC
Elon Musk's Mars colonization plans: what we know so far
Hint: it's not a lot
By Loren Grush
