The Moon is not a necessary step, but if you have a rocket capable of going to Mars you might as well go to the Moon along the way — like crossing the English Channel relative to the Atlantic. You probably end up with a moon base because why not.
"I don't think the moon is a necessary step"
He was not sure they would test a flight around the Moon, but probably they would try that without people before sending people.
"I'm not sure if we will actually test a flight around the moon or not but probably we will try to do that without people over for sending people that would be wise"
NASA has selected Starship to transport astronauts to the lunar surface. The mass capability could support a permanently occupied moon base, like Antarctica.
"NASA has selected uh Starship for the um transport of astronauts to the lunar surface"
Asked When do we eclipse the furthest we’ve ever gone, he said starship should be able to make it to the moon in less than 5 years
"Starship should be able to make it to the moon in less than 5 years"
Using robots on the Moon to scale manufacturing, which sounds sci-fi but he said is going to happen, would enable a mass accelerator on the Moon.
"using robots on the moon uh to scale up um manufacturing on the moon which I know it sounds like super sci-fi right now but it's going to happen"
Last updated: 2026-08 (newest answer).
