Elon Musk dropped cosmic news this week: SpaceX is swapping its red planet dreams for lunar ambitions. The tech mogul announced on X that building a "self-growing city" on the moon – achievable within 10 years – now takes priority over Mars colonization. 🚀
"Mars remains the ultimate goal," Musk clarified, "but securing civilization’s future starts with the Moon first." SpaceX now targets March 2027 for an uncrewed lunar landing, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Key shifts:
🌖 Moon base development accelerated
🗓 Mars city timeline pushed to 5-7 years
📆 First robotic moon landing planned for 2027
This marks a U-turn from Musk’s January 2025 statement: "The Moon is a distraction." Critics note his timelines often slip – like delayed Tesla robotaxis – but space enthusiasts are already meme-ing lunar condo concepts. 🏗️
While skeptics question the feasibility, Musk argues lunar development could create "humanity’s first off-world economy" through resource mining and tech innovation. The race to build extraterrestrial infrastructure just got hotter! 🔥
