Elon Musk just changed course: A Moon city comes before Mars. Here's why SpaceX is prioritizing lunar settlement over the Red Planet—for now.

The mission to colonize Mars has captured the imagination of scientists and enthusiasts alike. With NASA and SpaceX leading the charge, the once distant dream of establishing a human settlement on the ...

Elon Musk is putting his dreams of colonizing Mars on hold and said his SpaceX rocket company will instead focus on building a city on the moon.

The overriding priority is securing the future of civilization, and the Moon is faster,' Elon Musk confirms SpaceX's new ...

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 ...

SpaceX is putting its longstanding focus of sending humans to Mars on the back burner to prioritize establishing a settlement ...

Elon Musk has shifted SpaceX's near-term focus from Mars colonization to building a permanent lunar settlement, a major pivot from the company's ...

Elon Musk appeared to have had a major change of heart, putting a Mars city on hold. He's been going through it ever since.

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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket lifts off at Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station prior to its scheduled 1 a.m. January 16 launch on January 16, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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 ...

Entrepreneur announces his company will still pursue a Martian city but will make the moon its ‘initial focus.' ...