colonies

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Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002 with the lofty goal of ferrying humans to Mars and setting up colonies on the neighboring planet.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

"Now we have a facility with established aged mouse colonies, which lowers the cost and time barriers to aging research," he said.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Because his bee boxes — the structures used to house his colonies — all burned, Teller’s costs will go up.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

He was beginning to see the disparate colonies as a nation, as his nation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

It’s not as if we can go somewhere else; the disasters on the moon and Mars colonies proved that.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman