SpaceX has announced plans for regular commercial cargo missions to the Moon starting in 2028 and to Mars in 2030, with a cost of $100 million per ton.
The company aims to develop a refueling system for the SpaceX Starship, enabling an unmanned test mission to Mars in 2026, which will require 8-12 refueling launches.
According to SpaceX's plans, a fully fueled Starship could carry 100-200 tons, potentially generating $10-20 billion in revenue per mission.
SpaceX is going to try to get refueling and launches of the SpaceX Starship developed so that they can send an unmanned test mission in 2026.
Brian Wang, a Futurist Thought Leader and popular Science blogger, reports on this development on his blog Nextbigfuture.com, ranked #1 Science News Blog with 1 million readers per month.
Author's summary: SpaceX plans commercial cargo missions to Moon and Mars.