NASA and SpaceX have officially revealed their joint timeline to land humans on Mars by the early 2030s, a plan that could reshape human space exploration forever. Elon Musk’s company will provide the heavy-lift Starship rockets, while NASA contributes crew training, scientific planning, and life support systems. The mission will focus on establishing a small experimental base and collecting soil samples.
The announcement was made at Kennedy Space Center, where officials detailed testing phases, including long-term life support experiments aboard the ISS and lunar missions as dry runs.
The potential Mars mission is sparking excitement globally, including in South Asian academic circles. Indian space agency ISRO, fresh from its own lunar missions, expressed interest in collaborating on future Mars research, possibly through shared data or parallel missions.
