--- title: Musk hits brakes on Mars mission | daily.dev description: SpaceX is shifting its priority from Mars colonization to building a self-growing city on the moon, which Musk says could be achieved in under 10 years. The... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/musk-hits-brakes-on-mars-mission-a8ovb3jc8 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Musk hits brakes on Mars mission | daily.dev og:description: SpaceX is shifting its priority from Mars colonization to building a self-growing city on the moon, which Musk says could be achieved in under 10 years. The... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/musk-hits-brakes-on-mars-mission-a8ovb3jc8 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/a8oVb3jc8.png og:image:alt: Musk hits brakes on Mars mission og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Musk hits brakes on Mars mission **[TechCentral](https://daily.dev/sources/techcentral)** · 3 min read · 15 upvotes · 4 comments ## Summary SpaceX is shifting its priority from Mars colonization to building a self-growing city on the moon, which Musk says could be achieved in under 10 years. The company told investors it would target March 2027 for an uncrewed lunar landing, delaying Mars missions that were previously planned for 2026. This strategic pivot comes amid competition with China in the lunar race and follows SpaceX's recent acquisition of xAI for AI-powered space-based data centers. Meanwhile, Musk is also redirecting Tesla toward autonomous driving and robotics with a $20 billion investment. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@bigmoses** · 1 upvotes > Oh, so the drugfueled rager didn't reach his goal of landing on Mars in 5 years? > Color me surprised. At this point he's just a lolcow **@elmarchavez** · 0 upvotes > At this point, I just believe it if it actually happens. **@zx8086** · 0 upvotes > Colonize Mars... but i brought the t-shirt !!!!!!!!! **@phlisg** · 0 upvotes > Yes, let's waste even more resources so we can be done with this planet already ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [NASA to open Artemis III contract to competition](https://daily.dev/posts/nasa-to-open-artemis-iii-contract-to-competition-oxe1mnbig) · Hacker News · 3 upvotes · 1 comments - [SpaceX teases simplified Starship as alarms sound over Moon landing delays](https://daily.dev/posts/spacex-teases-simplified-starship-as-alarms-sound-over-moon-landing-delays-vode4zzbw) · Ars Technica · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [China Is Shooting For The Moon Sooner Than You Think](https://daily.dev/posts/china-is-shooting-for-the-moon-sooner-than-you-think-lrxakgpvr) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The billionaire battle to put America back on the moon](https://daily.dev/posts/the-billionaire-battle-to-put-america-back-on-the-moon-l7vq8unp8) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#tesla](https://daily.dev/tags/tesla), [#spacex](https://daily.dev/tags/spacex) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/musk-hits-brakes-on-mars-mission-a8ovb3jc8) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Musk hits brakes on Mars mission","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/musk-hits-brakes-on-mars-mission-a8ovb3jc8","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/musk-hits-brakes-on-mars-mission-a8ovb3jc8"},"datePublished":"2026-02-09T06:48:13.819Z","dateModified":"2026-02-09T06:48:33.198Z","description":"SpaceX is shifting its priority from Mars colonization to building a self-growing city on the moon, which Musk says could be achieved in under 10 years. 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At this point he’s just a lolcow","datePublished":"2026-02-26T08:23:21.073Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/a8oVb3jc8#c-p4htBLprH","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"BigDog","url":"https://daily.dev/bigmoses","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--GaJxcZaC--/f_auto/v1750769439/avatars/avatar_eyySonLitPQLPK6mVrSSn?_a=BAMClqZW0"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"At this point, I just believe it if it actually happens.","datePublished":"2026-03-02T08:36:40.444Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/a8oVb3jc8#c-gK7wF5bKL","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Elmar Chavez","url":"https://daily.dev/elmarchavez","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--7PjH979T--/f_auto/v1780994221/avatars/avatar_bK85rJb2OXXID2LX2wi5y?_a=BAMAMiWQ0"}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Colonize Mars… but i brought the t-shirt !!!","datePublished":"2026-03-06T04:17:48.112Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/a8oVb3jc8#c-JLkEdsz7J","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"7-Zark-7","url":"https://daily.dev/zx8086","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/v1666169239/avatars/avatar_rsfQchPIj.jpg"}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Yes, let’s waste even more resources so we can be done with this planet already","datePublished":"2026-02-26T14:04:19.644Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/a8oVb3jc8#c-zBAKo2e06","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Phlisg","url":"https://daily.dev/phlisg","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--FN_ynnjb--/f_auto/v1755006303/avatars/avatar_Y1klcvmY0LiikjVFthCLU?_a=BAMClqZW0"}}]} ```