- Elon Musk proposed that a large lunar base with advanced manufacturing could make SpaceX the first $100 trillion company.
- NASA is accelerating its timeline for building permanent U.S. infrastructure on the Moon, focusing on speed over specific vendors.
- SpaceX and Blue Origin both hold multibillion-dollar lunar lander contracts, with the agency prioritizing rapid lunar access.
- U.S. government policy now supports a crewed Moon return by 2028 and building a permanent base by 2030.
- Investor sentiment on SpaceX remains positive amid ongoing discussions about its future valuation and public offering.
Elon Musk has revived plans for large-scale lunar infrastructure, stating that building a “giant lunar base with AI satellite factories and a mass driver to shoot them into deep space” could set the groundwork for SpaceX to achieve an unprecedented $100 trillion valuation. He made these comments in a recent reply on X, the social media platform. This vision aligns with the stepped-up U.S. goal of returning astronauts to the Moon and establishing a permanent outpost in the coming years.
The U.S. space agency is moving quickly, with new policies and directives prioritizing a permanent U.S. presence on the lunar surface. Earlier this week, NASA administrator Jared Isaacman indicated the agency’s main priority is speed, saying it would select the company—either SpaceX or Blue Origin—that lands Americans on the Moon most rapidly, in line with U.S. strategic goals. As referenced in a Bloomberg report, contracts are currently awarded based on who can meet the new accelerated timeline.
SpaceX has more than $4 billion in NASA contracts tied to the Artemis program, intending to use its Starship vehicle as a lunar lander for the next U.S. return to the Moon. Meanwhile, Blue Origin is developing a competing lander with its own NASA-backed project.
After NASA raised concerns about Starship’s timeline, SpaceX submitted a proposal for a more streamlined lunar mission to speed up the process and improve crew safety. NASA also opened the lunar lander contract to competition, citing technical issues and delays with in-space refueling and recent failed tests.
The urgency increased after President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week confirming a return to the Moon by 2028 and the goal of starting a permanent lunar outpost by 2030. The directive also supports advancements in nuclear power for space, launch infrastructure upgrades, and expanded defense in the cislunar region—the area between the Earth and the Moon.
The government expects that these initiatives could attract at least $50 billion in new private investment in the U.S. space sector by the end of this decade.
On investor forums, sentiment remains “bullish” regarding SpaceX and its prospects. One user remarked on the scale of opportunities with space data centers, asteroid mining, and rebuilding the International Space Station, calling the potential “enormous.”
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