TESLA and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Monday said he is aiming to build a self-growing city on Moon in less than 10 years, followed by human presence on Mars in about 20 years. According to the world’s richest man, SpaceX has already shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the Moon, “as we can potentially achieve that in less than 10 years, whereas Mars would take 20+ years”. In a post on his X social media platform, Musk said the mission of SpaceX remains the same -- extend consciousness and life as we know it to the stars.

 

“It is only possible to travel to Mars when the planets align every 26 months (six month trip time), whereas we can launch to the Moon every 10 days (2 day trip time). This means we can iterate much faster to complete a Moon city than a Mars city,” he posted. That said, SpaceX will also strive to build a Mars city and begin doing so in about 5 to 7 years, but “the overriding priority is securing the future of civilisation and the Moon is faster”.