Prediction record

Misstech

SpaceX will land humans on Mars, launching in late 2024 with arrival in early 2025.

A scored record for Elon Musk, made on .

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Scored record

Misstech

We aspire to launch in late 2024 with an arrival in early 2025.

SpaceX will land humans on Mars, launching in late 2024 with arrival in early 2025.

Made on
2016-09-27
Outcome
Miss
Importance
4 / 5
Contribution
+0.62

Criterion

Resolution status
resolved
Resolved on
2024-12-31

TRUE if SpaceX launched a crewed spacecraft toward Mars in late 2024; otherwise FALSE.

Criterion: TRUE if SpaceX launched a crewed spacecraft toward Mars in late 2024. FALSE — no such launch occurred. This is the 27 Sep 2016 IAC-derived claim; same underlying reality as the sibling 2024 crewed-launch record. No conflicting evidence. Resolved_on = deadline (2024-12-31).

Sources

  • SpaceX's Elon Musk announces vision for colonizing Mars

    Spaceflight Now ·

    Source

  • SpaceX Mars colonization program

    Wikipedia ·

    Source

  • Elon Musk: 'What I really want to try to achieve here is to make Mars seem possible', IAC 2016

    Speakola ·

    Source

Outcome evidence

  • No crewed SpaceX spacecraft was launched toward Mars in late 2024 (or at any time in 2024). As of Sept 2024 SpaceX's stated plan was uncrewed Starships in the 2026 window first, with crewed flights only years afterward. No human has ever been launched toward Mars.

    Evidence

  • Space.com coverage of Musk's Sept 2024 statement: first Mars Starships (2026 window) to be uncrewed; crewed missions to follow later — confirming no late-2024 crewed Mars launch.

    Evidence

Corrections

No public corrections.

Score contribution

+0.62
Confidence
65%
Outcome
Miss
Importance
4 / 5
Contribution
+0.62

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Provenance

SpaceX will land humans on Mars, launching in late 2024 wit…
Methodology version
v1.0.0
Last computed
July 7, 2026
Made on
2016-09-27

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