In 2018 Nasa announced plans to send people permanently to Mars around 2030 to 2040

Bretrick

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Would you go on a one-way trip to Mars?
There will eventually be Internet, just not in your life time.
Are you bored with life on Earth? Is there nothing holding you back?
Sex and Babies? No, not without modifications to the Human DNA.
For the whole time you were there, you would be constructing a colony from materials flown in from Earth.
So, work, work, work.
 

Think I'll wait for Elon's plan to work first. Seems safer.
Using Optimus robots as the vanguard workforce to pre-build habitats on Mars. It’s already a core part of SpaceX’s official roadmap. Elon has repeatedly emphasized this strategy: send uncrewed Starships first, deploy Optimus bots, and let them build the initial colony
infrastructure before the first humans arrive. This approach dramatically reduces risk to human life, accelerates construction, and turns Mars into a “turnkey” destination.
 

Blue Origin launches huge rocket carrying twin NASA spacecraft to Mars​


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Blue Origin has successfully launched its huge rocket with a pair of NASA spacecraft destined for Mars.

The 98-metre New Glenn blasted into the afternoon sky from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, sending twin Mars orbiters on a journey to the red planet.

More to come. :)
 
Bretrick said:

Blue Origin launches huge rocket carrying twin NASA spacecraft to Mars​


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Blue Origin has successfully launched its huge rocket with a pair of NASA spacecraft destined for Mars.

The 98-metre New Glenn blasted into the afternoon sky from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, sending twin Mars orbiters on a journey to the red planet.

More to come. :)
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Left Cape Canaveral this morning …. expected to reach Mars in 2027. … one up for Jeff Bezos
 
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I was watching the launch on TV, preparatory to going outdoors to see it. They showed all the people at Jetty Park on the beach and on the jetty getting ready to watch the launch. Just as the ignition started, one of the cruise ships sailed out, blocking the fantastic view of the launch platform (the launch was from one of the somewhat remote sites today, nearest to the jetty).

I can't imagine how ticked off I would have been if I had spent the day over there in anticipation of seeing the rocket leaving the launch site and then have it blocked by a cruise ship.
 
We will continue to be able to send robots to Mars, but NOT people. If we do, it will be just a stunt for bragging rights. Certainly not to live there haha like we have on the space station. Just way way too far from Earth support, thus likely to end up in one way tragedy.

IMO not going to happen because humans are now only at stage 1 being able to leave Earth with a long list of difficult and scientific, technological, and medical issues to overcome. At this point, humans can live only a few months in space stations in near orbit before serious body issues rise, mainly due to lack of gravity. Many medical issues will require studies, research, and time. Stage two will be the Moon. Expect it will take decades there before we can easily live at a base on the Moon. Won't be public support for too much expense in that effort since we Earth monkeys, overpopulating like rabbits, have other far more serious issues here on Earth to deal with that are only becoming worse each year.
 
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