Rocket launch attendees share hopes about Elon Musk’s prediction for Mars travel by 2026

Attendees of a trial motorboat successful South Padre Island, Texas, offered their opinions connected whether Elon Musk tin fulfill his ambitious prediction that different trade tin beryllium sent to Mars by 2026.

American citizens, including President-elect Donald Trump, watched past week arsenic Musk's SpaceX successfully launched its Starship rocket to space. While the booster didn't marque it backmost to land, reportedly landing successful the Gulf of Mexico alternatively of returning to its launchpad, galore attendees expressed optimism astir America’s advancement toward aboriginal abstraction exploration.

Fox News Digital spoke to motorboat witnesses astir whether they deliberation Musk tin execute the deadline, which is specifically acceptable for the model each 2 years erstwhile the planets are astir aligned.

"Watching what helium does here, I wouldn’t beryllium a spot surprised," a pistillate named Lisa said.

Attendees of a SpaceX motorboat successful Texas shared their estimates of however soon Musk volition beryllium sending manned oregon unmanned trade to Mars.

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"The mode things are progressing, I tin spot it," different attendee named Diane replied. 

"I judge him," 1 pistillate named Alma declared earlier offering a akin prediction, "I cognize it’s going to hap due to the fact that I spot however accelerated he’s moving here."

"Anything’s a anticipation with Elon," 1 antheral named Ed suggested.

"No uncertainty that he’ll bash it," different attendee named Ron argued. "When the feline says that he’s going to bash something, helium does it."

Others offered a much blimpish estimation astir however overmuch tin beryllium accomplished truthful soon.

"I don’t deliberation that we’ll beryllium sending people," an attendee named Anthony replied. "But I deliberation we tin get a spaceship implicit determination and benignant of spot however that lands and what happens."

"I’m not truthful definite astir 2026," different antheral named Gabriel said. "I bash deliberation that by the extremity of the decennary we could spot an unmanned formation to Mars."

"I don’t deliberation so, but I’m besides not straight involved," different attendee named Evan said, earlier noting that adjacent so, "The gait that they’re going is conscionable astronomically quicker than anyone other tin do, but I deliberation earlier 2030, that’s truly possible, and I truly anticipation I’m incorrect and by 2026 that happens."

Others responded with a simple, "No."

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the motorboat of the sixth trial formation of the SpaceX Starship rocket connected Nov. 19, 2024, successful Brownsville, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

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One pistillate named Audrey praised Musk for the mode helium talks astir abstraction travel, saying, "I similar the thought of him saying ‘Occupy Mars,’ truthful hopefully it’ll spell done good."

In September, Musk made bold predictions, declaring that "SpaceX plans to motorboat astir 5 uncrewed Starships to Mars successful 2 years. If those each onshore safely, past crewed missions are imaginable successful 4 years. If we brushwood challenges, past the crewed missions volition beryllium postponed different 2 years."

"No substance what happens with landing success, SpaceX volition summation the fig of spaceships traveling to Mars exponentially with each transit opportunity," helium added. "We privation to alteration anyone who wants to beryllium a abstraction traveler to spell to Mars! That means you oregon your household oregon friends – anyone who dreams of large adventure."

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This is accordant with his past predictions, including 1 in 2020 erstwhile helium estimated humans would marque it to Mars successful six years.

Fox News Digital's Elizabeth Heckman reported from Texas.