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flag SpaceX is shifting focus to building a self-growing lunar city within a decade, prioritizing the Moon over Mars for faster development and survival.

flag Elon Musk announced on February 8, 2026, that SpaceX is prioritizing the development of a self-growing lunar city within less than a decade, shifting focus from Mars despite ongoing long-term goals for Martian settlement. flag He cited the Moon’s proximity—allowing launches every 10 days and a two-day travel time—making it a faster and more feasible platform for building infrastructure and testing technologies compared to Mars, which has less frequent launch windows every 26 months and a six-month journey. flag SpaceX aims for an uncrewed Starship landing on the Moon around 2027, aligning with NASA’s Artemis program. flag While Mars colonization remains a future objective, the Moon is now the primary focus to secure humanity’s long-term survival and advance space-based AI and industrial capabilities.

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