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Elon Musk revealed that his rocket-launch firm SpaceX is now focused on building a \u201cself-growing city\u201d of humans on the moon \u2013 backing away from his plans to launch a civilization on Mars.<\/p>\n

The world\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

Elon Musk revealed that his rocket-launch firm is now focused on a moon mission rather than bringing humans to Mars. GIAN EHRENZELLER\/EPA\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The world\u2019s richest man said the priority shift is due to timing, since a society of humans on the moon can be achieved in less than a decade.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cFor those unaware, SpaceX has already shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the Moon,\u201d Musk said in a Sunday post on X, which he owns.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is only possible to travel to Mars when the planets align every 26 months (six month trip time), whereas we can launch to the Moon every 10 days (2 day trip time). This means we can iterate much faster to complete a Moon city than a Mars city.\u201d<\/p>\n

Musk said the Mars mission will begin in five or six years and will be undertaken alongside the moon project, but the moon will take precedence, since the \u201coverriding priority is securing the future of civilization and the Moon is faster.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a noteworthy pivot for Musk, who has appeared eager to bring human life to Mars and even mocked other space firms for focusing on the moon at all.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s also notorious for making bold predictions that don\u2019t quite pan out, repeatedly promising to put a person on Mars within the short term, only to keep pushing back the date.<\/p>\n

Last year, Musk said SpaceX was planning to land its first uncrewed Starship \u2013 the largest-ever space vehicle \u2013 on Mars as soon as late 2026.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s repeated grandiose-sounding goals for Tesla\u2019s humanoid robots and fully autonomous vehicles, too.<\/p>\n

Musk\u2019s announcement comes a week after SpaceX agreed to acquire his artificial intelligence firm xAI \u2013 merging two of his companies into the most valuable private firm in the world with a combined valuation of $1.25 trillion, according to Bloomberg.<\/p>\n

SpaceX boasts massive rocket-launch contracts with the government and offers the Starlink satellite internet service, while xAI owns social media platform X and the Grok chatbot.<\/p>\n

Musk said the Mars mission will commence in five or six years and will be worked on alongside the moon project. AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For more than a decade, Musk has lauded SpaceX\u2019s mission to colonize Mars \u2013 calling it a necessary effort to ensure human survival in the event of an apocalypse.<\/p>\n

He has criticized NASA for its plans to return to the moon.<\/p>\n

The US government agency is currently aiming to complete a moon landing by 2028. It would be the first time humans have set foot on the moon since the Apollo program folded in 1972.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, we\u2019re going straight to Mars,\u201d Musk wrote of SpaceX in a post on X last year. \u201cThe Moon is a distraction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Musk\u2019s space firm rose to dominance during a notable transformation in the space industry, as more government contracts are handed to private firms.<\/p>\n

NASA is currently aiming to complete a moon landing by 2028. manuelhuss \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In its mission to bring humans back to the moon, called Artemis III, NASA has built the rocket and spacecraft that will launch astronauts from Earth into space.<\/p>\n

But SpaceX has a nearly $3 billion government contract to construct the mission\u2019s lunar lander, a spacecraft that will bring the crew from the rocket down to the moon\u2019s surface.<\/p>\n

It is planning to use its massive Starship vehicle, though the staggering rocket has exploded several times during testing and has never successfully traveled to orbit. It\u2019s the same rocket that SpaceX plans to use on its ambitious Mars flights.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy \u2013 previously NASA\u2019s acting administrator \u2013 has threatened to replace SpaceX\u2019s role in the moon mission with Jeff Bezos\u2019 Blue Origin since Musk\u2019s team does not appear on track to deliver the lunar lander.<\/p>\n

SpaceX is planning to use its massive Starship vehicle as the lunar lander for the moon landing. REUTERS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Blue Origin, which also holds huge government contracts, has paused its space tourism program \u2013 which famously brought Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez and Gayle King to space \u2013 to focus on lunar landing vehicles.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Musk has grown more outspoken on politics and become entangled in the Trump administration.<\/p>\n

He donated hundreds of millions of dollars to President Trump\u2019s re-election efforts in 2024 and then took on a White House role leading the Department of Government Efficiency, a cost-cutting committee that slashed foreign aid and laid off tens of thousands of federal workers.<\/p>\n

Relations between Musk and Trump soured last summer in an epic fallout that saw Musk accuse Trump of withholding government documents related to disgraced financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein to protect himself. The pair seemingly patched up their bromance later that year.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, SpaceX is eyeing an IPO, according to the Financial Times, though it\u2019s unclear how its merger with xAI could impact those plans.<\/p>\n

The company is considering going public in mid-June to coincide with a rare planetary alignment \u2013 and Musk\u2019s 55th birthday, according to the report.<\/p>\n

Musk has also said he wants to launch costly AI data centers into space. That project would likely require huge investments into SpaceX and xAI.<\/p>\n

The Post has sought comment from SpaceX.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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