Elon Musk just changed course: A Moon city comes before Mars. Here's why SpaceX is prioritizing lunar settlement over the Red Planet—for now.

Mars Encounters invites guests of all ages to step into a functioning Martian outpost, where engineering, sustainability, and innovation are essential for survival. Participants learn how settlers on ...

SpaceX’s decision to focus on establishing a lunar city ahead of building a Mars colony represents a significant shift in Elon Musk’s space exploration ambitions ...

The overriding priority is securing the future of civilization, and the Moon is faster,' Elon Musk confirms SpaceX's new ...

This isn’t just another Mars update — it’s a warning sign. Plans are no longer about visiting Mars, but about staying there, permanently. Once humans establish a colony, Earth stops being our only ...

There are substantial technical, political, and financial obstacles to starting the colonization of Mars within the next few decades. SpaceX is farther along than most toward this ambitious goal.

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Building a colony on Mars isn’t just about rockets and landing systems. The real challenge begins after arrival — sustaining ...

Elon Musk wants to build a colony on Mars by 2050. The billionaire has long argued humans need to become a multiplanet species to survive. DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis has flagged a concern with Musk's ...

On Sunday Elon Musk said that SpaceX is prioritizing the establishment of a “self-growing city” on the moon over and above his long stated ambition to settle Mars. In a post on his social media ...