{"id":1162,"date":"2026-07-29T13:13:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.futura-sciences.com\/frankel\/?p=1162"},"modified":"2026-07-29T13:39:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:39:34","slug":"elon-musk-la-lune-comme-tremplin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.futura-sciences.com\/frankel\/2026\/07\/29\/elon-musk-la-lune-comme-tremplin\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk\u00a0: la Lune comme tremplin"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><br \/>Vendredi 24 juillet 2026, la firme SpaceX d\u2019Elon Musk a conduit avec succ\u00e8s le treizi\u00e8me test de sa m\u00e9ga-fus\u00e9e Starship, destin\u00e9e aux vols lunaires et martiens. Le lanceur \u00e0 deux \u00e9tages a parfaitement fonctionn\u00e9, conduisant une simulation de mise en orbite de son vaisseau spatial, et s\u2019achevant par un amerrissage en douceur dans l\u2019oc\u00e9an Indien (\u00e0 l\u2019avenir, il reviendra plut\u00f4t se poser sur sa base de lancement).<\/p>\r\n<p>En parall\u00e8le \u00e0 ces tests, Elon Musk a soulign\u00e9 en f\u00e9vrier dernier qu\u2019utiliser le futur Starship pour \u00e9tablir une colonie sur Mars \u2013 l\u2019objectif de sa vie \u2013 \u00e9tait repouss\u00e9, en faveur d\u2019un revirement des priorit\u00e9s vers le programme lunaire Artemis et la construction d\u2019une base sur la Lune. Nombre d\u2019analystes furent \u00e9tonn\u00e9s par ce qui ressemblait \u00e0 un d\u00e9ni, ou du moins \u00e0 un violent coup de frein de ses ambitions martiennes. Mais il faut plut\u00f4t y voir un r\u00e9ajustement pragmatique et temporaire, Elon Musk ne reniant absolument pas son ambition premi\u00e8re : une colonie sur Mars dans les meilleurs d\u00e9lais possibles.<br \/><!--more--><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.futura-sciences.com\/frankel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/Starship-launch.jpeg\" rel=\"lightbox[1162]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1167\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.futura-sciences.com\/frankel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/Starship-launch.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"948\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.futura-sciences.com\/frankel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/Starship-launch.jpeg 948w, https:\/\/blogs.futura-sciences.com\/frankel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/Starship-launch-450x271.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.futura-sciences.com\/frankel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/Starship-launch-768x462.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><em>Le lancement r\u00e9ussi de Starship-13, le 24 juillet 2026 (photo SpaceX).<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>LA LUNE AVANT MARS<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Elon Musk est coutumier des ajustements ce cap, dans sa navigation strat\u00e9gique. Son focus sur les op\u00e9rations lunaires, en avouant que les missions martiennes vont prendre six \u00e0 sept ans de retard, est dict\u00e9 par la realpolitik des programmes spatiaux nationaux, et de l\u2019engagement fortement subventionn\u00e9 par la NASA de son Starship en cours de d\u00e9veloppement pour poser des astronautes am\u00e9ricains (et pays alli\u00e9s) sur la Lune, en principe avant la fin de la d\u00e9cennie, dans le cadre du programme Artemis. La NASA \u00e9tant l\u2019un de ses principaux clients et Elon Musk sait tr\u00e8s bien o\u00f9 sont ses int\u00e9r\u00eats.<\/p>\r\n<p>Et comme Musk \u00a0est malin, il se rend compte qu\u2019il peut largement en profiter : de nombreux tests et vols du Starship seront n\u00e9cessaires pour ce programme lunaire, qui serviront d&#8217;autant d&#8217;opportunit\u00e9s pour la mise au point \u2013 financ\u00e9e indirectement par la NASA \u2013 des futurs vols martiens. La plan\u00e8te rouge n\u2019est que temporairement \u00e9clips\u00e9e, et une fois Artemis dans le sac, on peut compter sur Elon Musk pour relancer avec encore plus d\u2019exp\u00e9rience, d&#8217;envie et de sentiment d&#8217;urgence, son projet martien, d\u2019ici \u00e0 six sept ans.<\/p>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_1165\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1165\" style=\"width: 736px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.futura-sciences.com\/frankel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/Musk-et-Juncosa.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[1162]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1165\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.futura-sciences.com\/frankel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/Musk-et-Juncosa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"736\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.futura-sciences.com\/frankel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/Musk-et-Juncosa.jpg 736w, https:\/\/blogs.futura-sciences.com\/frankel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/Musk-et-Juncosa-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1165\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elon Musk et le vice-pr\u00e9sident de SpaceX, Mark Juncosa, lors du tir de la fus\u00e9e Starship.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vendredi 24 juillet 2026, la firme SpaceX d\u2019Elon Musk a conduit avec succ\u00e8s le treizi\u00e8me test de sa m\u00e9ga-fus\u00e9e Starship, destin\u00e9e aux vols lunaires et martiens. Le lanceur \u00e0 deux \u00e9tages a parfaitement fonctionn\u00e9, conduisant une simulation de mise en orbite de son vaisseau spatial, et s\u2019achevant par un amerrissage en douceur dans l\u2019oc\u00e9an Indien &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.futura-sciences.com\/frankel\/2026\/07\/29\/elon-musk-la-lune-comme-tremplin\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continuer la lecture de <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Elon Musk\u00a0: la Lune comme tremplin<\/span>  <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[15,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinions","category-sciences"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Elon Musk\u00a0: la Lune comme tremplin - Carnets de bord d\u2019un martien, le blog de Charles FRANKEL, g\u00e9ologue<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Elon Musk et SpaceX ont r\u00e9ussi un excellent vol d&#039;essai de leur fus\u00e9e Starship. 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