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People back on the Moon and uncrewed Starships on Mars within

Elon Musk promised People back on the Moon and uncrewed Starships on Mars within five years (by 2029) by Apr 8, 2029. It hasn't happened yet, with 909 days left.

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“So taking, I think, I think we'll get people back to the moon, I should say within five years and we'll get uncrewed ships landed on Mars within five years.”
— Elon Musk · Apr 8, 2024 · In Good Company (April 8, 2024), video, ~00:15:04 00:15:04 ↗
Video: In Good Company (April 8, 2024), video, ~00:15:04
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 00:15:04 — IN GOOD COMPANY (APRIL 8, 2024), VIDEO, ~00:15:04
The fine print

Interview-checklist transcript mine 2026-10-12 (in-good-company-tangen-2024-musk). Quote copied from the saved transcript research/transcripts/ema/in-good-company-tangen-2024-musk.md (ASR; bracketed words are ASR fixes); ~00:15:04 in the video.

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Apr 8, 2024
The promise: “So taking, I think, I think we'll get people back to the moon, I should say within five years and we'll get uncrewed ships landed on Mars within five years.” · In Good Company (April 8, 2024), video, ~00:15:04 00:15:04 ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Pending · 909 days left. Still waiting.

On Norges Bank's In Good Company podcast in April 2024 Elon Musk said SpaceX would get people back to the Moon, and land uncrewed ships on Mars, within five years.

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