# Mars

Musk Eyes ‘Space Compute’ and Robot Missions to Moon and Mars as He Weighs Corporate Consolidation

Elon Musk is reportedly advancing plans to shift substantial computing into space, consider mergers among his companies, and explore delivering Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robots to the Moon and Mars. The ambition combines SpaceX’s launch capability with Tesla’s robotics and Musk’s AI interests, but faces steep technical, economic and regulatory hurdles.