Tech billionaire and founder of SpaceX said on Saturday (Mar 15) that its massive Starship rocket would leave for Mars at the end of 2026. Musk mentioned that the spacecraft will go with the Tesla humanoid robot Optimus.

Elon Musk boldly claimed he could land humans on Mars "as soon as 2029." "Starship departs for Mars at the end of next year, carrying Optimus," the SpaceX CEO wrote in an X post shared on Saturday, referring to the space technology company's launch vehicle and Tesla's robot.