An artist's impression of a SpaceX Dragon capsule on Mars. - SpaceX/Reuters
CAPE CANAVERAL: SpaceX plans to send an unmanned Dragon spacecraft to Mars as early as 2018, the company said on Wednesday, a first step in achieving founder Elon Musk's goal to fly people to another planet.
US space agency Nasa, which is aiming for a human mission to Mars in the 2030s, said it will provide technical support for SpaceX's first foray, known as Red Dragon.
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