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.

The mission to colonize Mars has captured the imagination of scientists and enthusiasts alike. With NASA and SpaceX leading the charge, the once distant dream of establishing a human settlement on the ...

Elon Musk’s ambitious vision for the future of space exploration involves Tesla’s Optimus robots pioneering the construction of a Martian colony by 2026. This bold plan leverages the advanced AI ...

SpaceX is putting its longstanding focus of sending humans to Mars on the back burner to prioritize establishing a settlement ...

SpaceX announced plans to create a reusable spacecraft that would take people to Mars. According to AccuWeather, the company's CEO Elon Musk unveiled the company's "Interplanetary Transport System for ...

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.

Musk has missed several of his own predictions for when his company would take humans to Mars.

SpaceX shifts focus to Moon city development over Mars. Musk targets March 2027 lunar landing as company prioritizes faster ...

Elon Musk says SpaceX will focus more on its lunar city ambitions, putting his Mars self-sustaining human colony plans on ...

Editor's note: All opinions, columns and letters reflect the views of the individual writer and not necessarily those of the IDS or its staffers. Rovers on Mars have made exciting finds and ...

We will soon get to a point where the human race will expand to other celestial bodies in the solar system. The prime targets for colonization are the Moon and Mars, and plans are already being ...

Elon Musk has shifted SpaceX's near-term focus from Mars colonization to building a permanent lunar settlement, a major pivot from the company's ...