Man on Mars by 2024? Elon Musk definitely thinks so. Speaking at the annual Code Conference, the SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk said he plans on starting with Mars cargo deliveries as early as 2018.
The road map for human travel to Mars is a bit further out. "If things go according to plan we should be able to launch people by 2024 with arrival in 2025," said Musk.