Brett Winton
@wintonARK · Feb 9, 2026
ty to get to develop mars quickly is a cumulative sum function of [free cash flow available to fund launches to mars] * [cost to loft a rocket to mars]
and prior to recognizing the AI orbital compute opportunity, solving for free cash flow generation to throw at Mars results
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
We’re still going to Mars and the timeframe for building a self-growing city there is still about the same at 20 to 30 years.
It’s possible that revenue from lunar activities might actually accelerate Mars.
08:52 PM · February 9, 2026 · 209.7K views
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