Mars race

This article is about space competition. For the 2007 TV miniseries, see Race to Mars. For a race of people on Mars, see Martian.
"Second Space Race" and "New Space Race" redirect here. For the first space race and the race to the Moon, see Space Race.
Self-portrait by Perserverance in September 2021 at Rochette, a rock and the site of the first core samples of the Mars 2020 mission.; Zhurong selfie with lander, taken by the deployable Tianwen-1 remote camera.; Mars Orbiter Mission spacecraft around Mars; Artist's conception of two SpaceX Red Dragon capsules on Mars, next to an outpost

The Mars race, race to Mars or race for Mars is the competitive environment between various national space agencies, "New Space" and aerospace manufacturers involving crewed missions to Mars, land on Mars, or set a crewed base there. Some of these efforts are part of a greater Mars colonization vision, while others are for glory (being first), or scientific endeavours. Some of this competitiveness is part of the New Space race.

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