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Elon Musk won't get any humans to Mars by 2026, warn astronomy experts
SpaceX entrepreneur Elon Musk may be the richest man in the world, but even all his wealth can’t buy his dream of a Mars colony by the end of the decade.The South Africa-born Tesla supremo promised in 2017 that the first unmanned missions, carrying essential supplies for future explorers, would be blasting off in 2022.By the end of last year, that goal had slipped to 2024 with, Musk predicted, the first humans setting foot on the cold, dry Martian soil in 2026.Musk also predicted in 2020 that he would have sent a million people to Mars by 2050.But there are still significant challenges to overcome before any manned Mars mission could be attempted.Space industry expert Greg Autry predicts it could be as late as 2029 or 2031 before Musk,
