NEW UPDATE ON MARS!
>SpaceX: The Road to Making Life Multiplanetary: an update from Elon Musk on SpaceX's plan to reach Mars
https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1928185351933239641


Lots of new info, lots of rehashing of things we've heard a thousand times before. Some notables:

New look at integrated hot-stage hardware for next booster variant

Want to be producing 1000 ships a year, currently capable of making ~25 in Starbase

Want to attempt a Ship catch in the next 2-3 months

Tons of info on Raptor V3

Will demonstrate propellant transfer early next year

New renders of V3 Ship + Booster, including redesigned Booster aft + alternate grid-fin layout

Attempt to fly V3 Ship + Booster by the end of this year

V3 Ship and Booster will unlock the ability to settle Mars, gradual performance increases from there like F9

New Render of Payload bay doors on Lunar Cargo Starship

Says they have 18 months remaining to launch a Starship to Mars in the 2026 window - 50/50 chance to meet that goal

Tons of Mars Renders + Plans, want to roughly quintuple number of ships sent to mars with each transfer window

If Cargo landings with Optimus in 2026 + 2028, first Humans in 2030.