AI illustration: About 20 Starships launch to Mars in the 2028-29 window
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SpaceX: 20 Starships to Mars in 2028? (still pending)

Elon Musk promised About 20 Starships launching to Mars in the 2028-29 window by Jan 31, 2029. It hasn't happened yet, with 842 days left.

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“Another 20 Starships would lift off during the next transfer window in 2028 ... at least one of the Starships would carry an unspecified number of human passengers.”
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Full sweep 2026-10-11. Quote matched against the cited transcript/report.

The Progression

May 29, 2025
The promise: “Another 20 Starships would lift off during the next transfer window in 2028 ... at least one of the Starships would carry an unspecified number of human passengers.” · Aerospace America on Musk's May 29 2025 'Road to Making Life Multiplanetary' talk ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Pending · 842 days left. Still waiting.

In his May 2025 Starbase talk Elon Musk laid out about 20 Starships to Mars in the 2028-29 window, some possibly crewed, after five uncrewed ships in 2026.

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SpaceX’s record

Delivered
23
62% of resolved claims delivered.
Missed
14
Deadline passed, still no-show.
Still open
36
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