SpaceX Shifts Focus to Establishing Moon City Within 10 Years
Elon Musk said a lunar city could be built within 10 years due to faster launch windows and strategic advantages, while Mars colonization remains a longer-term goal.
- On Sunday, SpaceX announced in an X post that it is prioritizing a moon city over Mars, citing faster launch cycles for quicker development.
- Musk said the shift reflects launch-cycle differences, with Moon launches every 10 days versus Mars every 26 months, enabling faster iteration and prioritization of the Moon.
- Musk described plans for "self-growing bases" and lunar factories while confirming SpaceX will pursue a Mars city starting in five to seven years.
- That stance departs from Elon Musk 's 2020 Mars timeline remarks, including the `If we get lucky, maybe four years` quote and his 2026 human landing goal and ambition for "an entire civilization on Mars".
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