The two ships that support starship recovery in the Indian Ocean are currently sat at exmouth and are yet to show sign of movement, it takes 3 days to get to the recovery zone
@SawyerMerritt@SpaceX Can’t read the article due to paywall however latest plans detail starship and Orion will only be going to earth orbit during Artemis 3 and Orion will still go to the moon orbit on Artemis 4 where it’ll meet starship
For those unaware, SpaceX has already shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the Moon, as we can potentially achieve that in less than 10 years, whereas Mars would take 20+ years.
The mission of SpaceX remains the same: extend consciousness and life as we know it to the stars.
It is only possible to travel to Mars when the planets align every 26 months (six month trip time), whereas we can launch to the Moon every 10 days (2 day trip time). This means we can iterate much faster to complete a Moon city than a Mars city.
That said, SpaceX will also strive to build a Mars city and begin doing so in about 5 to 7 years, but the overriding priority is securing the future of civilization and the Moon is faster.