Musk—who has a history of setting unrealized goals for his companies—says he wants to send humans to Mars by 2029, though he says 2031 may be more likely.

Elon Musk says SpaceX will go to Mars at the end of 2026 with Tesla's Optimus, a humanoid robot. If all goes well, humans could be headed to the red planet in 2029, Musk says.

It's unlikely many of Trump's Cabinet stooges will buck the DOGE "advice" but there will probably be a slowdown now since Trump has clearly gotten the word that this project's gone completely off the rails. Whether anyone can stop this speeding train, however, is anyone's guess.