Could humans be heading to Mars in the 2030s? Here's how Elon Musk and SpaceX plan to launch Starship on a mission to ...

Musk, who founded SpaceX in 2002, has aggressively sought for his commercial spaceflight company to develop its Starship spacecraft to fulfill his ambitious dream of sending the first humans to Mars.

1. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk When Musk founded SpaceX in 2002, its headquarters were in Hawthorne, California. Since then, the HQ for the aerospace and defense company has moved to Starbase in southern ...

Elon Musk gives update on Mars plan Elon Musk speaks during a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured), at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025.