According to Musk, SpaceX has to wait for the nextEarth-Mars launch windowbefore sending the missions.
If the uncrewed ships land safely on Mars, Musk anticipates sending crewed missions during the 2028-29 launch window.
SpaceX has yet to land the Starship, its biggest ever vehicle, on solid ground.
On its latest mission in June it landed the craft for the first time in the Indian Ocean.
SpaceX PresidentGwynne Shotwell echoed those claims two yearsago in an interview with CNBC.
The Starship’s max payload is 150 metric tons.
A representative for SpaceX didn’t respond to a request for comment.
Musk famously said four years ago thatSpaceX would be sending ships to Mars in 2024.
SpaceX is facing delays in other sectors as well.
It’ll be thefirst crewed mission to the moon in half a centurywhen it does eventually happen.
