# Chun Wang is the man who plans to lead SpaceX’s first crewed mission to Mars.

*aerospace · news · 2026-05-22 · Gizmodo*

## Key points

- SpaceX named Chun Wang as the planned commander for its first crewed Mars mission.
- Wang previously commanded and funded SpaceX's Fram2 polar orbital mission in March 2025.
- The Moon and Mars flyby with Starship may become the first interplanetary human spaceflight mission.
- Starship V3's developmental delays have led NASA to seriously consider Blue Origin for lunar landings.
- Elon Musk stated Starship V3 delays stem from an almost total redesign versus V2.

**Companies:** SpaceX
**Countries:** United States, China

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