WASHINGTON, Mar 17 : Starship will fly to Mars in 5 years, SpaceX founder Elon Musk mentioned on Sunday, thus confirming his long-time thought to make human life multi-planetary.

“Starship will be on Mars within 5 years,” Musk posted on his social media profile.

On Thursday, SpaceX launched its third take a look at flight of the Starship rocket from the Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, with the rocket reaching orbital velocity for the primary time.

Starship was sending imagery till about 48.5 minutes after the launch, however SpaceX later confirmed it had misplaced the spacecraft because it tried a re-entry for a splashdown within the Indian Ocean.

The Starship is the centerpiece of SpaceX’s efforts to develop a completely reusable transportation system designed to hold people to the Moon and on long-duration flights to Mars and past. The system is designed for in-space refueling and the power to land at locations throughout the photo voltaic system and return to Earth. ( UNI)