Musk says SpaceX shifting focus to 'self-growing city' on moon before Mars push

Fox Business | 5 hours ago | Finance

Elon Musk has stated that SpaceX is now placing a greater emphasis on reaching the Moon before Mars. This shift in priority comes due to a quicker timeline and a strategic urgency. Despite this, Musk insists the company keeps its long-term intentions of traveling to Mars.

SpaceX is now pivoting its focus towards lunar missions rather than Mars due to the more feasible and expedient timeline it offers. There's also a strategic importance attached to prioritizing the Moon. However, Musk has affirmed that while the Moon has now taken priority, the company's broader vision of reaching Mars remains intact.

The founder of SpaceX, Elon Musk, has underlined a shift in priorities for the company. The corporation is now concentrating its efforts on reaching the moon first due to a combination of quicker timelines and strategic importance. Despite this, Musk said the company’s ultimate ambition to reach Mars remains unchanged.

Musk has clarified that SpaceX is now focusing more on lunar missions, owing to their quicker timelines and strategic urgency. That said, he also reassured that the company's objective to reach Mars in the long term remains undeterred.

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