MOON vs. MARS. WHAT’S CHANGED???
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My question is “why the shift”?
He knew going into this that the Mar’s window opened every 26 months and the Moon every 10 days.
What has changed down here on our little spinning ball of dirt to change the mind of a man who’s main mission in life is to get humanity on Mars, so too make sure it’s always here?? It’s not like he just woke up and it dawned on him that the moon would do that much quicker..🤔
The moon is a much better sandbox to start off earth living.
Also, with no atmosphere and low gravity once an industrial society is running it makes a great jumping off spot for Mars.
Very true, but he’s known this..
Yeah,,, but Elon’s known that from the get go.
It is explained in the tweet.
Elon Musk just announced a major strategic pivot for @SpaceX : the company is officially shifting its primary focus to building a "self-growing city" on the Moon.
The logic is centered on speed. While Mars missions are restricted by orbital alignments every 26 months, SpaceX can launch to the Moon every 10 days. This allows for much faster iteration and development.
@elonmusk estimates that a lunar city could be achieved in less than 10 years. In contrast, a similar presence on Mars is now projected to take 20 or more years to establish.
Mars remains on the long-term roadmap with work potentially starting in 5 to 7 years, but the immediate priority is now "securing the future of civilization" via the faster lunar route.
I get that,,, but Elon didn’t decide on Mars without considering all other relative options and that definitely includes the Moon.
My takeaway from this is that he changed his mind from Mars being the first city to the Moon. If that is actually the case “what has changed” that would make a VERY detailed oriented person like Elon, who knew was ever 26 months, pivot to building on the moon?
We’re being asked to believe nothing has changed other than Elon’s mind due to the duration of time in between launches. Which,,, he’s known and considered for over a decade.
Between his relationship with Trump and NASA's head, Isaacman, and their desire to land on the moon during Trump's term, that puts 2028 as the deadline. They can't do that without Elon. He has a contract with NASA. So he's pivoted from Mars mission to working full time on the Moon mission by 2028.
I like that, makes sense!
Ah ok gotcha now. Yea good point. Maybe there is something behind the scenes that is preventing or delaying progress on getting to Mars so moon is now better option. Can't just scrap the whole thing at this point. I don't know, beats me. Perhaps some day we will get more details.
He definitely doesn’t owe anyone an explanation other than, possibly, private equity.
It seems weird that a guy that can simultaneously do all things Elon is into and on do it on a very high level would pivot this dramatically based on info he’s had all along🤔
the moon is closer.....
Yes,, but that’s not new to him.