Musk announced the launch of a ship with a humanoid robot to Mars in 2026

American entrepreneur, founder of SpaceX and head of the US Department of Public Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk, announced on March 15 that a spacecraft with a humanoid robot, Optimus, would go to Mars at the end of 2026.

"The spacecraft will fly to Mars at the end of next year, with Optimus on board," Musk wrote on the social network X (ex. Twitter).

The entrepreneur also clarified that if this landing is successful, then the disembarkation of people can begin as early as 2029.

On February 27, Musk's SpaceX company sent a Falcon 9 rocket with a Nova-C landing module to the Moon. The device has a Nokia 4G transmitter for testing communications on the moon. NASA had planned to send a rover to the area, but the agency canceled the mission last year.