Elon Musk reveals SpaceX to focus on ‘self-growing city’ on the moon instead of Mars

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Elon Musk revealed that his rocket-launch firm SpaceX is now focused on building a “self-growing city” of humans on the moon – backing away from his plans to launch a civilization on Mars.

The world’s richest man said the shift comes down to timing, claiming that human society could be established within just a decade on the moon, but it would take twice as long to pull off the same fabulous feat on the red planet.

https://nypost.com/2026/02/09/business/elon-musk-reveals-spacex-to-focus-on-self-growing-city-on-the-moon-instead-of-mars/

Elon Musk Swaps Mars Dreams for a Moon City That Builds Itself

SpaceX now prioritizes establishing a self-expanding lunar city over Mars colonization, with completion possible in under 10 years

The company still plans Mars city construction in five to seven years, but treats the moon as a faster path to securing civilization’s future

SpaceX revenue now comes primarily from commercial Starlink operations, with NASA contracts representing less than 5% of total income

https://www.technology.org/2026/02/09/elon-musk-swaps-mars-dreams-for-a-moon-city-that-builds-itself/

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