Elon Musk says SpaceX will focus more on its lunar city ambitions, putting his Mars self-sustaining human colony plans on ...
SpaceX’s decision to focus on establishing a lunar city ahead of building a Mars colony represents a significant shift in Elon Musk’s space exploration ambitions ...
On Sunday Elon Musk said that SpaceX is prioritizing the establishment of a “self-growing city” on the moon over and above his long stated ambition to settle Mars. In a post on his social media ...
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Why this Mars colony update feels deeply unsettling

This isn’t just another Mars update — it’s a warning sign. Plans are no longer about visiting Mars, but about staying there, permanently. Once humans establish a colony, Earth stops being our only ...
The overriding priority is securing the future of civilization, and the Moon is faster,' Elon Musk confirms SpaceX's new ...
The decision appears to be rooted in the practicalities of orbital mechanics and logistics. Musk noted that while the alignment of Earth and Mars only allows for launch windows every 26 months, with a ...
Elon Musk’s ambition to one day settle Mars appears to have taken a back seat for a rather nearer and more achievable goal – ...
SpaceX founder Elon Musk has said plans for Mars city have shifted to Moon city with the less ambitious project seemingly ...
Whatever caused his reversal, the lunar project would benefit from more AI.
Elon Musk has dropped another space fantasy and this time he's focusing on the Moon. The SpaceX founder wants to build a city there. Here's what we know.
Musk's declaration comes as SpaceX reassesses its timelines and objectives in light of the competitive landscape of space exploration. The company has indicated that it will target an uncrewed lunar ...
In the 1966 novel The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, the American writer Robert Heinlein conjures a penal colony on the Moon. There’s three million humans up there, and they’re called “Loonies” (lunar ...