He still anticipates work to begin on the first Martian city in five to seven years.

Concept art of the SpaceX lunar lander slated to be used for Artemis III in 2027. Courtesy of NASA
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Elon Musk announced that he will be turning SpaceX’s immediate focus away from Mars and toward an effort to establish a city on the moon.
“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,” the SpaceX owner said on the social media platform X.


