Elon Musk revived dogecoin’s (DOGE) “to the moon” storyline on Tuesday, replying “maybe next year” to a post resurfacing his earlier claim that SpaceX would put a “literal dogecoin on the literal moon.”

That Musk/DOGE ship, however, may have sailed. Five years ago, a Musk mention might have sent the memecoin surging higher, but DOGE didn't flinch this time around, continuing to trade just below $0.11, down nearly 60% year over year and roughly 90% from the 2021 peak.

The comment came after the Tesla Owners Silicon Valley account tagged Musk with “When @elonmusk?” alongside a screenshot of his January 2021 post promising the Dogecoin-on-the-moon stunt.

Musk responded first with “Yes,” then followed up with: “Maybe next year,” drawing hundreds of thousands of views and quickly reigniting speculation around whether SpaceX plans to tie a future payload or promotional stunt to the meme token.

Musk has repeatedly voiced support for Dogecoin over the years, and his remarks have historically been enough to jolt attention — and sometimes price — back toward the token. In 2022, he said SpaceX would accept Dogecoin for some merchandise, echoing Tesla’s earlier move to take DOGE payments for select items.

SpaceX has also been linked to Dogecoin through the DOGE-1 mission, a small satellite funded entirely in DOGE and slated to fly aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. First announced in 2021, the mission has faced repeated delays, but has cleared regulatory steps that keep it alive as one of the most visible Dogecoin-adjacent projects tied to SpaceX.

Neither Musk nor SpaceX provided details on what “next year” might refer to, and the company has not announced any new Dogecoin-related initiatives.

Still, the exchange shows how even a vague timeline hint from Musk can pull Dogecoin back into the spotlight — and reopen a narrative thread that has outlasted multiple crypto cycles.