WHY THE MOON IS THE CRITICAL STEPPING STONE FOR SPACE X – ELON’S LATEST TAKE@elonmusk and SpaceX are heavily focused on the Moon right now — not because it’s the final destination, but because it is the best near-term proving ground that makes Mars realistic.Key benefits SpaceX gains by prioritizing the Moon:• Must-prove orbital refuelingThe Moon is the first real destination that actually requires full ship-to-ship propellant transfer in orbit. It’s a much shorter, lower-risk mission than Mars, so you get ...

And Mars too ...

RT Tesla Owners Silicon Valley (@teslaownersSV)SpaceX is going all-in on the Moon first 🚀🌕Building a self-growing, self-sustaining lunar city in under 10 years — faster iteration, closer to home, securing humanity's backup before Mars.Mars still on the roadmap (5–7 years to start), but the Moon is now priority #1 for multi-planetary life ...

RT Muskonomy (@muskonomy)🚨BREAKING: Elon Musk says SpaceX is now prioritizing building a self-sustaining city on the Moon before Mars• A Moon city could be possible in under 10 years• Moon launch windows happen about every 10 days• Travel time to the Moon is about 2 days• Mars launch windows happen every 26 months• Travel time to Mars is about 6 months ...

🚨BREAKING: SpaceX is delaying Mars plans to prioritize the Moon first.Company now targets an uncrewed lunar landing by March 2027, shifting from its earlier 2026 Mars window.Report says this lets SpaceX test landing precision, autonomy, and operations just 3 days from Earth before attempting Mars. ...

Gateway to the starsX Freeze (@XFreeze):Building the bridge to Mars, one flight at a time https://t.co/cyZhk9tkAh ...

Mars here we come https://t.co/7NWJJecTxp ...

Elon MuskOur options for becoming a multi-planet species in our solar system are extremely limited. Venus is a high-pressure, acidic furnace. Mercury is far too close to the Sun. The moons of Jupiter and Saturn are possible in theory, but they are distant, cold, and incredibly hard to reach. When you actually break it down, there is only one realistic option left for a multi-planet civilization. And that option is Mars.... ...

Space Exploration Vision - A new era of space exploration is beginning [1] - The industry aims to establish a base on the moon [1] - The industry plans to send people to Mars [1] - The industry envisions making life multiplanetary [1]

The 11 Starship launches give hope for Mars.If you didn’t know, Starship is the first ever rocket designed to take us to Mars.https://t.co/Wzguft47K3 ...