On February 8, 2026, Musk took to Twitter X to proclaim that SpaceX had shifted focus to instead build a self growing city on the moon. These goalposts were allegedly altered because it would simply be quicker to set up a moon colony. According to Musk math, a city on the moon would take about 10 years to build, whereas a city on Mars would require double the amount of time. This also takes into account launch windows and travel time — Musk claims it takes six months to travel to Mars, and we...
