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EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 02/09/2026 03:34 EDT

SpaceX Prioritizes Lunar 'Self-Growing City' Over Mars Project, Musk Says

"Elon Musk said on Sunday that SpaceX has shifted its focus to building a 'self-growing city' on the moon," reports Reuters, "which could be achieved in less than 10 years."


SpaceX still intends to start on Musk's long-held ambition of a city on Mars within five to seven years, he wrote on his X social media platform, "but the overriding priority is securing the future of civilization and the Moon is faster."

Musk's comments echo a Wall Street Journal report on Friday, stating that SpaceX has told inves

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