Musk held a talk shared on X, about making life multiplanetary and just how soon an uncrewed starship could launch to Mars.

The Red Planet and Earth align properly for interplanetary missions just once every 26 months. The next such opportunity comes in 2026 between the months of November and December, and SpaceX will try to hit it; the goal is to send five Starship Version 3 vehicles to the Red Planet to prove out the vehicle and its associated tech, Musk said.

After exiting DOGE, Musk renews his focus on SpaceX and Mars, calling colonization key to humanity’s survival.