First Starship Interplanetary
Human Spaceflight Mission
A two-year voyage beyond the Earth–Moon system marks humanity’s boldest step toward becoming a multi-planet species.
Chun Wang, Mission Commander of Fram2 — the first human spaceflight mission to fly over Earth’s poles — announced today that he will fly aboard Starship’s first human interplanetary mission to Mars.
The two-year mission will explore beyond the Earth–Moon system before performing a historic fly-by of the Red Planet and returning safely to Earth. It represents a decisive shift from orbital operations toward sustained deep-space exploration.
A stepping stone around the Moon
Prior to this interplanetary mission, Chun will join Dennis and Akiko Tito on the first planned Starship commercial human spaceflight around the Moon, flying within 200 km of the lunar surface.
Since May 2020, SpaceX has safely flown 78 crewmembers from 20 countries across 20 missions aboard Dragon. Starship now aims to extend that reach to the Moon and Mars.
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