8 February 2026 year of Elon Musk, the owner of the American space company SpaceX, stated on his own page in the social network, which is the main goal of the company in the future 10 years now there is a Moon, not Mars. However, according to him, he does not finally give up his plans to fly to the Red Planet.
This statement is different from that, that Musk stated less than a year ago, when he proposed to leave the moon and land people on Mars in the near future 4 years with the super heavy SpaceShip rocket, which he develops. Even then, experts were talking, that his plans are unrealistic.
The impetus for SpaceX's sudden change of plans, among other things, was Trump's announcement of a return to the moon 2028 year. The Artemis program is planned for 2027, and since Musk is the main contractor of NASA on this project, then it is SpaceX that should develop the lander for the third mission. in addition, considering, that the launch window for a flight to Mars opens only once a 26 months, and to the Moon - every 10 days, the decision to change plans in favor of the second option seems quite logical.
Source: https://universemagazine.com