NASA WARNING: China to rival US agency and send probe to Mars NEXT YEAR

NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin said that a Mars colonisation is achievable by 2040, while tech billionaire Elon Musk is more ambitious and says that he hopes to get people to the Red Planet by the 2030s.

Last year, the SpaceX CEO said that can be accomplished in about 10 years, “maybe sooner, maybe nine years”.

Russia has also stated that it wants to get humans to Mars although the eastern European powerhouse, as well as China, have remained tight-lipped as to when they think it will be achievable.