SpaceX Announces Commercial Cargo Missions
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 refueling and launches of the SpaceX Starship to send an unmanned test mission in 2026, requiring 8-12 launches of refueling missions.
- Test mission to Mars in 2026
- Regular commercial cargo missions to the Moon in 2028
- Regular commercial cargo missions to Mars in 2030
They will charge $100 million per ton.
If successful, each fully fueled Starship could generate $10 billion to $20 billion in revenue per mission, depending on the payload capacity.
Author: Brian Wang, a Futurist Thought Leader and popular Science blogger.
Author's summary: SpaceX plans commercial cargo missions to Moon and Mars.