AI-Generated image by Grok: a rendering of the upcoming moon colony. A city in the moon, in just a decade? Elon Musk created SpaceX with h...
A city in the moon, in just a decade?
Elon Musk created SpaceX with his sights firmly on Mars.
SpaceX clearly identifies the red planet as ‘the best target for human exploration and expansion’.
Musk himself has dismissed the moon exploration as ‘a distraction’.
But last weekend, Musk made a U-turn and announced a new focus in plans for a settlement on the moon.
For those unaware, SpaceX has already shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the Moon, as we can potentially achieve that in less than 10 years, whereas Mars would take 20+ years.
The mission of SpaceX remains the same: extend consciousness and life as we know it to…
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 8, 2026
“For those unaware, SpaceX has already shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the moon, as we can potentially achieve that in less than 10 years, whereas Mars would take 20+ years.”
Space.com reported:
“’The mission of SpaceX remains the same: extend consciousness and life as we know it to the stars’, he added. ‘It 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’.”
“For those unaware, SpaceX has already shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the Moon, as we can potentially achieve that in less than 10 years, whereas Mars would take 20+ years.
The mission of SpaceX remains the same: extend consciousness and life as we know it to… pic.twitter.com/nhnAvCOX9H
— Déborah (@dvorahfr) February 11, 2026
Musk plans to have Starship land ‘massive amounts of cargo on the moon’.
The idea is a ‘permanent presence for scientific and manufacturing pursuits’.
“’The priority shift is because I’m worried that a natural or manmade catastrophe stops the resupply ships coming from Earth, causing the colony to die out’, he wrote. ‘We can make the moon city self-growing in less than 10 years, but Mars will take 20+ years due to the 26-month iteration cycle. That is what matters most’.”
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 12, 2026
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