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Musk says 50-50 chance of sending uncrewed Starship to Mars by late 2026

This image captured by the United Arab Emirates's 'Amal' ('hope') probe shows the planet Mars on February 10, 2021 [Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center/UAE Space Agency via AP]

Elon Musk has said that he believes there is a 50 percent chance that his Mars spacecraft will make its first uncrewed voyage to the red planet at the end of 2026, just two days after the latest test-flight setback for his SpaceX firm.

Musk presented a detailed Starship development timeline in a video posted online by his Los Angeles area-based rocket company on Thursday.

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