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A SpaceX Mars mission by 2026

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For about a decade, the tech press hailed Elon Musk as a genius that might just be so smart he’s going to save the world. It was ludicrous at the time, but after his mess at Twitter it’s even harder to believe. SpaceX, however, is often the one example Musk stans point to. You gotta hand it to him, the company is doing groundbreaking work. But if I were a betting man, I’m not sure I’d take the odds that SpaceX will be doing any ground breaking on Mars.

Elon Musk, who got his start from incredibly rich parents, not strokes of genius, said SpaceX would launch a Mars mission by 2026. That mission is now delayed in 2029, when I’m sure it will happen.