“SpaceX will build a system that allows anyone to travel to Moon,” Musk says
Elon Musk said SpaceX intends to build “a system that allows anyone to travel to Moon,” expanding on the idea in a short series of posts that also included a broader message about optimism and a follow-up: “And Mars too.”
Musk’s first post on the topic was blunt: “SpaceX will build a system that allows anyone to travel to Moon. This will so insanely cool,” he wrote. He then added a separate post reflecting on motivation and long-term projects: “Life cannot just be about one sad thing after another. There must also be things that make us super excited and inspired about the future. This is one of things. Bigtime.” A short time later, he followed with: “And Mars too.”
SpaceX will build a system that allows anyone to travel to Moon.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 9, 2026
This will so insanely cool 🚀💫🤩
Musk did not provide technical details in the posts about what “anyone” would mean in practice, such as cost, training requirements, medical screening, or a timeline. SpaceX has not published a specific consumer product plan that would resemble commercial airline-style ticketing for lunar travel, and the company’s near-term human spaceflight work remains largely tied to government and commercial missions.
The posts arrived as Musk has been publicly discussing a renewed emphasis on the Moon. In recent comments and reporting, Musk has described SpaceX prioritizing a “self-growing city” on the Moon as a nearer-term focus, arguing that lunar missions offer shorter travel times and more frequent launch windows than Mars. Business Insider and other outlets framed the shift as a notable change in tone from Musk’s earlier Mars-forward timelines.
And Mars too
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 9, 2026
SpaceX is also a central contractor in NASA’s Artemis program. NASA selected SpaceX in 2021 to develop a lunar lander version of Starship for Artemis missions under a $2.89 billion award, a program that has since faced schedule pressure and evolving milestones. Reuters has reported that NASA’s Starship lunar lander contract has grown in value and that timelines have been under scrutiny as the agency aims for a crewed lunar landing later this decade.
Musk’s “And Mars too” addition underscores that SpaceX continues to describe Mars as a long-term destination, even as he argues the Moon could be a faster proving ground for building a sustained off-Earth presence.
