December 30, 2024 5:32 AM | 2 min read | 1 Comment SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Sunday envisioned uncrewed Starships flying to Mars in about 2 years and crewed Starships going to the neighboring planet in about 4 years with the help of a reusable heat shield. What Happened: “Uncrewed Starships landing on Mars in ~2 years, perhaps with crewed versions passing near Mars, and crewed Starships heading there in ~4 years are all possible,” Musk said in a post on social media platform X. When an X user raised doubts about the reusability of the heat-shield tiles currently used to protect the vehicle during the process of reentry of Starship from space, Musk said that he is confident about the company developing a “fully reusable” heat shield next year. “I am confident that we will figure out a fully reusable (technically, a high multi-flight reusable) heat shield in 2025,” Musk wrote. I am confident that we will figure out a fully reusable (technically, a high multi-flight reusable) heat shield in 2025