""For those unaware, 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," he wrote. "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 civilization and the moon is faster," he added."
"Musk's comments about SpaceX being more 'tortoise than the hare' came in response to an X post by Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos, who shared a black-and-white image of a tortoise. The post on Monday appeared to be a nod to the tortoise-and-hare fable, framing Blue Origin as the slow-and-steady contender and SpaceX as the faster but more distracted rival."
SpaceX would congratulate Blue Origin if Blue Origin lands on the Moon before SpaceX. SpaceX is prioritizing construction of a self-growing city on the Moon that could be achieved in less than ten years. The effort requires landing millions of tons of equipment and people to develop a sustainable lunar city. SpaceX describes itself as currently more the tortoise than the hare. Mars city plans remain but are estimated to take over twenty years, with Mars construction beginning in roughly five to seven years. Securing the future of civilization makes the Moon the faster priority.
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