Abandoning Mars Could be Elon Musk’s Biggest Mistake [R.Zubrin Op-Ed]

By Dr. Robert Zubrin, UnHerd, 02.10.26 Earlier this week, Elon Musk posted online that his company SpaceX has “shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the Moon”, and that his work on Mars would be a longer-term project. For years, reaching Mars had been a plan for the South African multi-billionaire. Having advocated for the advanced colonisation of the planet since at least 2001, Musk had long stated a goal to settle humans there. SpaceX has consistently been involved in plans… READ MORE >