Elon Musk reveals SpaceX to focus on ‘self-growing city’ on the moon instead of Mars https://t.co/0okAiCEnW6 pic.twitter.com/KbMLcX4leq
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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.
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