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Musk says US military suicide drones used Starlink in violation of SpaceX rules

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Starship's path to reusability looks murky after SpaceX's S-1 | TechCrunch

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The most alarming parts of Elon Musk's SpaceX filing, ranked

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Historic SpaceX IPO Filing Reveals Starlink, AI, and Mars Ambitions

The $2 Trillion Underwriting Case: Inside Chamath's Blockbuster SpaceX Math

SpaceX’s valuation is justified by underwriting a high revenue multiple against large, scalable markets from Starlink and Starship, supported by recent segment revenue and profitability.

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SpaceX IPO filing lays out a $1.75 trillion bet on Mars, AI and Musk control - Silicon Canals

SpaceX’s planned $1.75 trillion debut pitches Starlink connectivity plus AI and future space markets, with governance designed to keep Elon Musk in control.

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Musk says US military suicide drones used Starlink in violation of SpaceX rules

Starlink was used improperly on kamikaze drones instead of Starshield, and a contractor’s configuration error is blamed for the terms-of-service violation.

Starship's path to reusability looks murky after SpaceX's S-1 | TechCrunch

Starlink revenue is strong, but satellite replacement and launch costs may rise if Starship full reusability is not achieved.

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The most alarming parts of Elon Musk's SpaceX filing, ranked

SpaceX targets massive markets across ads, subscriptions, and connectivity, aiming to monetize AI and media while expanding Starlink and eventually reaching Moon and Mars.

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Historic SpaceX IPO Filing Reveals Starlink, AI, and Mars Ambitions

Starlink drives most revenue while SpaceX invests heavily in AI, faces large Starship costs, and carries legal risks tied to Musk’s control.

The $2 Trillion Underwriting Case: Inside Chamath's Blockbuster SpaceX Math

SpaceX’s valuation is justified by underwriting a high revenue multiple against large, scalable markets from Starlink and Starship, supported by recent segment revenue and profitability.

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SpaceX IPO filing lays out a $1.75 trillion bet on Mars, AI and Musk control - Silicon Canals

SpaceX’s planned $1.75 trillion debut pitches Starlink connectivity plus AI and future space markets, with governance designed to keep Elon Musk in control.

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Starship shows it can deploy satellites, but Moon mission clock still ticks

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SpaceX's Starship V3-still a work in progress-mostly successful on first flight

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SpaceX's third-generation Starship, which NASA may use to put astronauts on the moon, makes debut in test flight ahead of blockbuster IPO | Fortune

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SpaceX launches its biggest, most beefed-up Starship yet on a test flight

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SpaceX launches biggest Starship rocket yet in test flight

SpaceX launched Starship V3 on its 12th test flight, ending in an ocean splashdown explosion while preparing for a major IPO and future NASA Moon missions.

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SpaceX launches its biggest rocket yet in test flight from Texas

A redesigned Starship V3 launched on a test flight to support NASA Artemis moon landings, carrying mock Starlink satellites and demonstrating new booster and spacecraft performance.

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Starship shows it can deploy satellites, but Moon mission clock still ticks

Starship’s 12th test reached its planned suborbital trajectory despite engine shutdowns, but Super Heavy booster loss and a canceled reignition test show remaining reliability challenges.

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SpaceX's Starship V3-still a work in progress-mostly successful on first flight

SpaceX's third-generation Starship, which NASA may use to put astronauts on the moon, makes debut in test flight ahead of blockbuster IPO | Fortune

A upgraded Starship V3 launched from Texas, released mock Starlink satellites, reached the Indian Ocean, and ended in controlled impact flames despite engine trouble.

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SpaceX launches its biggest, most beefed-up Starship yet on a test flight

A redesigned Starship V3 launched from Texas, released mock Starlink satellites, reached the Indian Ocean, and ended in controlled impact flames despite engine issues.

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SpaceX launches biggest Starship rocket yet in test flight

SpaceX launched Starship V3 on its 12th test flight, ending in an ocean splashdown explosion while preparing for a major IPO and future NASA Moon missions.

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SpaceX launches its biggest rocket yet in test flight from Texas

A redesigned Starship V3 launched on a test flight to support NASA Artemis moon landings, carrying mock Starlink satellites and demonstrating new booster and spacecraft performance.

SpaceX reportedly pressured the Pentagon into paying more for Starlink access - Engadget

SpaceX used pricing leverage to push the Pentagon to pay more for Starlink satellite service for LUCAS drones.

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SpaceX's Starlink will soon provide in-flight Wi-Fi for American Airlines - Engadget

SpaceX will equip over 500 American Airlines narrow-body aircraft with Starlink satellite Wi-Fi starting early next year.

AST SpaceMobile Rockets 20%, Planet Labs Soars 15%, Rocket Lab Climbs 6% as SpaceX IPO Lifts the Whole Sector

SpaceX’s S-1 filing is driving a public-market valuation reset and boosting satellite connectivity and launch peers’ shares through pre-IPO “halo” trading.

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American Airlines is getting Starlink Wi-Fi

American Airlines will install Starlink Wi-Fi on more than 500 aircraft starting in Q1 2027, joining Viastat and SES as providers.

Forget SpaceX: The Next Red-Hot IPO Is Here and It's a Quantum Computing Stock

Quantinuum plans a large IPO to re-energize investor interest in quantum computing, positioning it among the largest pure-play quantum companies.

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xAI warns employees: limit contact with Cursor

xAI instructed employees to minimize contact with Cursor staff, limiting interactions to implementing an announced technical collaboration framework.

Grok Could Undermine SpaceX IPO

xAI’s Grok faces weak customer traction and heavy losses, while Elon Musk continues large data-center investments despite SpaceX investors’ governance and risk concerns.

Elon Musk says he's personally reviewing job applications as SpaceX ramps up hiring

Elon Musk will personally review SpaceXAI job applications, requiring three bullet points showing exceptional ability despite no AI experience needed.

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xAI warns employees: limit contact with Cursor

xAI instructed employees to minimize contact with Cursor staff, limiting interactions to implementing an announced technical collaboration framework.

Grok Could Undermine SpaceX IPO

xAI’s Grok faces weak customer traction and heavy losses, while Elon Musk continues large data-center investments despite SpaceX investors’ governance and risk concerns.

Elon Musk says he's personally reviewing job applications as SpaceX ramps up hiring

Elon Musk will personally review SpaceXAI job applications, requiring three bullet points showing exceptional ability despite no AI experience needed.

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He Loaned Elon Musk $1 Million When Tesla Was Nearly Bankrupt - Now He's About to Make More Than $100 Billion

SpaceX Just Told the SEC What Could Crash Its Stock Overnight, and It Has Nothing to Do With Rockets

Musk’s actions and statements, including political involvement, are disclosed as a material risk that can affect SpaceX’s business, relationships, regulators, and stock price.

Who will benefit most from SpaceX IPO? Mostly Elon - and a few from his inner circle | TechCrunch

Elon Musk already holds the dominant voting power in SpaceX, so additional contingent shares would not materially change control.

Forget 'TechnoKing': Elon Musk will really be king at SpaceX | TechCrunch

Musk will hold CEO, CTO, and board chair roles at SpaceX post-IPO with over 50% voting power, limiting shareholder influence and legal challenges.

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He Loaned Elon Musk $1 Million When Tesla Was Nearly Bankrupt - Now He's About to Make More Than $100 Billion

SpaceX Just Told the SEC What Could Crash Its Stock Overnight, and It Has Nothing to Do With Rockets

Musk’s actions and statements, including political involvement, are disclosed as a material risk that can affect SpaceX’s business, relationships, regulators, and stock price.

Who will benefit most from SpaceX IPO? Mostly Elon - and a few from his inner circle | TechCrunch

Elon Musk already holds the dominant voting power in SpaceX, so additional contingent shares would not materially change control.

Forget 'TechnoKing': Elon Musk will really be king at SpaceX | TechCrunch

Musk will hold CEO, CTO, and board chair roles at SpaceX post-IPO with over 50% voting power, limiting shareholder influence and legal challenges.

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The Question About Elon Musk That SpaceX Refuses to Answer Before Its IPO

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SpaceX's $2 trillion reality check

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SpaceX Is Going Public: Here's the 1 Thing the Company Must Get Right to Justify a $1.5 Trillion Valuation | The Motley Fool

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Did SpaceX's $28.5 Trillion Bombshell Reveal Elon Musk's Genius -- or Peak Galaxy Brain?

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Elon Musk's SpaceX IPO filing just told us what business he's betting on for the future-and it's not rockets | Fortune

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SpaceX files to go public, and the math requires a little faith | TechCrunch

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The Question About Elon Musk That SpaceX Refuses to Answer Before Its IPO

SpaceX discloses reliance on Elon Musk without key-person life insurance and notes he does not devote full time to the company.

SpaceX's $2 trillion reality check

SpaceX plans a $75B IPO at up to $2T valuation, driven by long-term space-market ambitions while current economics, launch bottlenecks, and geopolitics shape outcomes.

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SpaceX Is Going Public: Here's the 1 Thing the Company Must Get Right to Justify a $1.5 Trillion Valuation | The Motley Fool

SpaceX’s S-1 shows three segments—Space, Connectivity, and AI—where only Connectivity is currently profitable, while Space and AI remain loss-making or uncertain.

Did SpaceX's $28.5 Trillion Bombshell Reveal Elon Musk's Genius -- or Peak Galaxy Brain?

SpaceX’s S-1 claims a $28.5 trillion total addressable market spanning space launch, satellite internet, defense, and interplanetary transportation.

Elon Musk's SpaceX IPO filing just told us what business he's betting on for the future-and it's not rockets | Fortune

SpaceX shows minimal current revenue and large losses, with future shareholder value depending on long-term AI success amid heavy competition and rising AI-focused spending.

SpaceX files to go public, and the math requires a little faith | TechCrunch

SpaceX S-1 filing outlines massive market and valuation ambitions, risk disclosures, and compensation tied to establishing a Mars colony.

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NASA just gave SpaceX more crew missions because Boeing can't certify

NASA has filed a procurement notice announcing its intent to add six post-certification missions to SpaceX's existing Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract. The agency said it would order up to three of those missions immediately upon adding them to the contract, with the remaining three available as needed through the end of the International Space Station's planned operations in 2030.

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SpaceX stock is about to join this growing constellation of public companies building a space-based economy | Fortune

SpaceX dominates launches and Starlink, but publicly traded companies span rockets, satellites, communications, imagery, and space defense across the expanding space economy.

SpaceX's next-gen rocket is the key to its sky-high valuation, early investor says: 'Starship also enables all kinds of frontier markets' | Fortune

Starship V3’s higher payload and reusability are positioned as the platform enabling SpaceX’s satellite, data-center, lunar, and Mars ambitions.

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SpaceX Starship V3's first test flight was largely successful - Engadget

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SpaceX will launch Starship V3 for its first test flight today - Engadget

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Musk's SpaceX postpones Starship launch as mega share sale looms

SpaceX reveals reason for Starship v3 stand down, announces next launch date

A hydraulic pin on the launch tower arm failed to retract, delaying Starship v3 test launch attempts until a new attempt tomorrow night.

SpaceX scrubs first Starship V3 launch just before liftoff | TechCrunch

Starship V3 launch was scrubbed due to a launch-tower hydraulic pin issue, with a planned retry Friday after fixes.

SpaceX's next-gen rocket is the key to its sky-high valuation, early investor says: 'Starship also enables all kinds of frontier markets' | Fortune

Starship V3’s higher payload and reusability are positioned as the platform enabling SpaceX’s satellite, data-center, lunar, and Mars ambitions.

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SpaceX Starship V3's first test flight was largely successful - Engadget

SpaceX will launch Starship V3 for its first test flight today - Engadget

Starship V3 launch was scrubbed after a hydraulic pin failed to retract, and SpaceX targets a new window at 6:30 PM ET May 22.

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Musk's SpaceX postpones Starship launch as mega share sale looms

SpaceX postponed a Starship V3 test flight due to a hydraulic pin malfunction and plans another attempt Friday, alongside a major Nasdaq IPO that could make Musk a trillionaire.

SpaceX reveals reason for Starship v3 stand down, announces next launch date

A hydraulic pin on the launch tower arm failed to retract, delaying Starship v3 test launch attempts until a new attempt tomorrow night.

SpaceX scrubs first Starship V3 launch just before liftoff | TechCrunch

Starship V3 launch was scrubbed due to a launch-tower hydraulic pin issue, with a planned retry Friday after fixes.

Elon Musk Is Now Reading All SpaceX Job Applications Himself - Here's What He's Looking For

Elon Musk personally reviews SpaceX AI hiring applications after initial screening.

Prior AI experience is not required if candidates can learn and build quickly.

Applicants must email three bullet points proving exceptional ability.

Musk may already be a trillionaire while these SpaceX employees and investors will hit multibillion-dollar jackpots after blockbuster IPO | Fortune

SpaceX’s IPO could make Elon Musk and major investors earn massive paper gains, with valuations potentially confirming Musk as a trillionaire.

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Forget SpaceX: These IPOs Turned Every $10,000 Into More Than $1 Million

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SpaceX Just Revealed the 100-Year Plan for Its Business

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SpaceX Is Quietly Trading at a Price That Would Make It 23x Bigger Than Facebook's IPO

A synthetic Hyperliquid contract implies a SpaceX valuation near $2.4 trillion, suggesting traders expect a very large IPO but not certainty.

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SpaceX not the behemoth everyone thought

SpaceX’s IPO valuation relies heavily on future growth expectations and investor willingness to back Musk despite large current losses.

Forget SpaceX: These IPOs Turned Every $10,000 Into More Than $1 Million

SpaceX’s mega-IPO could be the largest ever, but expectations are already high, making post-listing outperformance harder despite potential for long-term success.

SpaceX Just Revealed the 100-Year Plan for Its Business

SpaceX’s IPO valuation relies on Starship enabling new space industries, including Moon and Mars manufacturing, transport, energy, and asteroid mining.

SpaceX Is Quietly Trading at a Price That Would Make It 23x Bigger Than Facebook's IPO

A synthetic Hyperliquid contract implies a SpaceX valuation near $2.4 trillion, suggesting traders expect a very large IPO but not certainty.

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SpaceX not the behemoth everyone thought

SpaceX’s IPO valuation relies heavily on future growth expectations and investor willingness to back Musk despite large current losses.

Altria Is A Better Buy Than SpaceX

SpaceX IPO and business risks could pressure shares, while Altria offers steadier dividend returns amid market trading behavior.

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SpaceX bridge loan cuts Musk's debt costs in half ahead of IPO

A $20 billion bridge loan replaced $17.5 billion of high-interest junk debt from X and xAI, cutting annual interest costs to about $900 million.

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What SpaceX's filing shows about Elon Musk's web of companies

SpaceX’s filing details extensive financial ties with Musk-linked companies, including large payments to Tesla and purchases of Cybertrucks and Megapack products.

Tesla Owns Nearly 19 Million Shares of SpaceX: What TSLA Investors Need to Know Before the IPO

Tesla is the beneficial owner of 18,990,195 SpaceX Class A shares, a sub-1% stake that can become a visible valuation driver around a potential IPO.

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What SpaceX's filing shows about Elon Musk's web of companies

SpaceX’s filing details extensive financial ties with Musk-linked companies, including large payments to Tesla and purchases of Cybertrucks and Megapack products.

Tesla Owns Nearly 19 Million Shares of SpaceX: What TSLA Investors Need to Know Before the IPO

Tesla is the beneficial owner of 18,990,195 SpaceX Class A shares, a sub-1% stake that can become a visible valuation driver around a potential IPO.

SpaceX bought Tesla Megapacks and $131 million worth of Cybertrucks, its IPO filing shows

SpaceX spending with Elon Musk-linked companies indicates internal demand, supports product needs, and reveals how related-party purchases can boost sales.

The SpaceX S-1 filing is packed with eye-popping deadlines. Here are the most important ones.

SpaceX’s IPO filing sets aggressive 2026 timelines for Starship payload delivery and Starlink V3 deployment to enable orbital AI data centers and deep-space missions.

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SpaceX's investor pitch reads like a sci-fi manifesto

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SpaceX bought Tesla Megapacks and $131 million worth of Cybertrucks, its IPO filing shows

SpaceX spending with Elon Musk-linked companies indicates internal demand, supports product needs, and reveals how related-party purchases can boost sales.

The SpaceX S-1 filing is packed with eye-popping deadlines. Here are the most important ones.

SpaceX’s IPO filing sets aggressive 2026 timelines for Starship payload delivery and Starlink V3 deployment to enable orbital AI data centers and deep-space missions.

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SpaceX's investor pitch reads like a sci-fi manifesto

SpaceX's biggest business risk? Politics

SpaceX’s long-term ambitions depend heavily on U.S. government approvals and ongoing federal support amid rising political scrutiny of Elon Musk.

SpaceX reveals what Anthropic will pay for massive compute deal

Anthropic will pay SpaceX $1.25 billion monthly for exclusive access to Colossus computing clusters through May 2029, totaling nearly $45 billion.

Wall Street is About to Fund the First City on Mars. Here are the Craziest Details from the SpaceX S-1.

Extraterrestrial Liability: The filing explicitly warns investors that Martian colonization will require massive amounts of capital and may not see a return on investment for decades, if ever.

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The main takeaways from Elon Musk's plans for $1.75tn SpaceX flotation

SpaceX posted $4.9bn losses in 2025 despite $18.7bn revenue growth, with Starlink profitable while AI and xAI drove major losses and capital spending.

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Anthropic is paying $15 billion a year for access to Elon Musk's data centers

In its S-1 filing, SpaceX said that Anthropic agreed to pay $1.25 billion per month through May 2029 for access to SpaceX's AI training centers at Colossus I and Colossus II. That's $15 billion annually, or nearly double the $18.7 billion in revenue that SpaceX reported in all of 2025.

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The SpaceX IPO prospectus offers a fascinating window into the spectacular death of Twitter

SpaceX’s SEC filing links the costly rebrand of Twitter into X to financial losses tied to Musk’s AI and space operations.

Famously secret about its finances, SpaceX opens its books for the first time

SpaceX filed a detailed SEC S-1 for a planned IPO, reporting rising revenue but a 2025 loss driven largely by AI spending.

The SpaceX IPO prospectus offers a fascinating window into the spectacular death of Twitter

SpaceX’s SEC filing links the costly rebrand of Twitter into X to financial losses tied to Musk’s AI and space operations.

Famously secret about its finances, SpaceX opens its books for the first time

SpaceX filed a detailed SEC S-1 for a planned IPO, reporting rising revenue but a 2025 loss driven largely by AI spending.

One-Fifth of SpaceX Revenue Comes From Uncle Sam: The Defense Contractors That Should Worry

About one-fifth of SpaceX revenue comes from U.S. federal agencies, with firm fixed-price, milestone-based contracts that can reshape future launch and satellite spending.

Elon Musk's pay package reveals SpaceX actually is: a $1 trillion monster built to colonize Mars | Fortune

Musk’s SpaceX pay vests only if SpaceX reaches $7.5 trillion market value and establishes a permanent Mars colony of at least one million people.

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SpaceX Listed Grok's 'Spicy' Mode as a Risk in Its IPO Filing

AI features with reduced safety filters could trigger regulatory scrutiny and reputational harm for SpaceX, including potential litigation losses and market access restrictions.

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Anthropic is paying SpaceX $15 billion per year

SpaceX will make monthly payments to Anthropic under a compute partnership, with reduced payments during ramp-up and potential expansion to additional contracts.

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SpaceX Is Spending $2.8 Billion to Buy Gas Turbines for Its AI Data Centers

SpaceX plans to spend over $2.8 billion on gas turbines to power AI data centers amid US electricity shortages.

SpaceX will be worth trillions, but the space station that made it possible is worth even more - if we don't squander it | Fortune

The ISS created major value but risks losing trillions as it nears deorbit under an antiquated economic model lacking a mechanism to liquidate returns.

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