Controversy
Donald Trump
Elon Musk
NASA
Peggy Whitson
Tony Antonelli
Dave Spencer
Steve Milloy
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Will the US Send Astronauts to Mars?

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Claims

Donald Trump
Donald Trump"We will lead the world in space and reach Mars before the end of my term."Oct 15, 2024
Peggy Whitson
Peggy WhitsonNASA may send humans to Mars "approximately in the 2030s."Jan 23, 2023
Dave Spencer
Dave Spencer"No earlier than 2040 and no later than 2100."Feb 20, 2025
Elon Musk
Elon Musk"[W]e're going straight to Mars. The Moon is a distraction."Feb 25, 2025
Elon Musk
Elon Musk"We're going to take DOGE to Mars."Jan 23, 2025
Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins"I think that the greening of Mars is actually a possibility."Feb 25, 2025
Charles Bolden
Charles Bolden"We are closer today than ever before in human history to sending American astronauts to the red planet."Aug 24, 2019
Thomas David Jones
Thomas David Jones"Without a major NASA budget increase, astronauts may not set foot on Mars until 2040 or beyond."Sep 28, 2017
Barack Obama
Barack Obama"We have set a clear goal vital to the next chapter of America's story in space: sending humans to Mars by the 2030s."Oct 11, 2016
NASA
NASA"NASA is developing the capabilities needed to send humans to an asteroid by 2025 and Mars in the 2030s."Feb 25, 2025
Elon Musk
Elon Musk"If those [uncrewed] landings go well, then the first crewed flights to Mars will be in 4 years."Feb 22, 2025
Tony Antonelli
Tony Antonelli"We will not go [to Mars] until the American people and the international community are ready and decide that it is a priority."Dec 12, 2016
Steve Milloy
Steve Milloy"No human is going to Mars anytime soon, if ever. "Feb 20, 2025
Jim Green
Jim Green"It's not a matter of if. It's a matter of when."Dec 12, 2016
The New York Times
The New York TimesTrump's pledge to land astronauts on Mars "couldn't happen until 2029 at the earliest."Jan 31, 2025
Robert Zubrin
Robert Zubrin"2028 is fully possible [to get astronauts to the red planet]."Sep 15, 2024
John Elbon
John ElbonNASA "has a solid plan to get there [Mars]."Oct 11, 2016
Dava Newman
Dava Newman"We're closer than we've ever been to humans stepping on Mars."Dec 12, 2016
Jim Bridenstine
Jim Bridenstine"We could very well see the first person on Mars be a woman."Oct 19, 2019


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