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

Elon Musk has spent years pitching Starship as a way to send people to Mars, but the vehicle’s most radical near term shift is happening much closer to Earth. Instead of a straight line from South Texas to the Red Planet,

Elon Musk has publicly refuted claims by Peter Thiel suggesting a loss of faith in Mars colonization. Thiel alleged Musk expressed concerns about Earth's politics and AI following humanity to other planets.