tech
February 7, 2026
SpaceX Postpones Mars Plans to Focus on Moon Landing in 2027
Elon Musk's American billionaire company SpaceX has informed investors that it will prioritize landing on the Moon and will later attempt a mission to Mars, the American newspaper Wall Street Journal reported.
TL;DR
- SpaceX is prioritizing a Moon landing over a Mars mission.
- The company is targeting March 2027 for an uncrewed landing on the Moon.
- A previously planned uncrewed Mars mission by the end of 2026 will be delayed.
- SpaceX is developing the Starship rocket for lunar and Martian missions.
- The US faces competition from China in efforts to return astronauts to the Moon.
- No human has landed on the Moon since the Apollo missions in 1972.