Mars will be colonised by humans by the year 2050, as long as autonomous mining processes quickly become more commercially viable. That's the view of Professor Serkan Saydam from UNSW Sydney in the wake of the amazing landing on Mars by NASA's Perseverance rover.

What year will we be able to go to Mars?

NASA wants to send astronauts to Mars, perhaps at some point in the 2030s.

Will Elon Musk colonize Mars?

Musk said in December that he remains “highly confident” that SpaceX will land humans on Mars by 2026, adding that it's an achievable goal “about six years from now.” “The important thing is that we establish Mars as a self-sustaining civilization,” Musk said in a Clubhouse chat this year, according to CNET.