{"id":287630,"date":"2026-02-12T14:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/287630\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T14:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:02:09","slug":"elon-musk-shifts-spacex-focus-from-mars-to-moon-jeff-bezos-responds-with-blue-origin-turtle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/287630\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Shifts SpaceX Focus From Mars To Moon, Jeff Bezos Responds With Blue Origin Turtle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:<\/a>AMZN<\/a>) founder Jeff Bezos posted an image of a turtle on Monday, tagging his space company Blue Origin, drawing a swift response from SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.<\/p>\n

Musk replied to Bezos\u2019 post with \u201cTurtle heading?\u201d and added, \u201cWhen it\u2019s coming out slowly, but ferociously.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) February 9, 2026
<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/d0nvnvxVYR<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 9, 2026
<\/a>When it’s coming out slowly, but ferociously<\/p>\n

The exchange references the classic fable of the tortoise and the hare, where steady progress defeats overconfidence.<\/p>\n

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The social media exchange came after Musk announced on Monday that SpaceX has shifted its primary focus from Mars to building a self-sustaining city on the Moon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor 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,\u201d Musk wrote on X.<\/p>\n

Musk explained that Mars missions are only possible every 26 months with a six-month travel time, while lunar missions can launch every 10 days with a two-day journey. \u201cThis means we can iterate much faster to complete a Moon city than a Mars city,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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The SpaceX CEO added that the company will still pursue Mars colonization beginning in five to seven years, but the Moon remains the \u201coverriding priority\u201d for \u201csecuring the future of civilization.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 8, 2026
<\/a>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. <\/p>\n

The mission of SpaceX remains the same: extend consciousness and life as we know it to\u2026<\/p>\n

The announcement marks a reversal from Musk\u2019s January 2025 stance when he called the Moon \u201ca distraction\u201d and stated SpaceX was \u201cgoing straight to Mars.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 3, 2025
<\/a>No, we’re going straight to Mars. The Moon is a distraction.<\/p>\n

Mass to orbit is the key metric, thereafter mass to Mars surface. The former needs to be in the megaton to orbit per year range to build a self-sustaining colony on Mars.<\/p>\n