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1 day agoSpaceX Sets First Starship Launch Since xAI Merger
SpaceX plans its 12th Starship test within four to six weeks, targeting operational launches by early 2027 following the company's merger with xAI.
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fromEngadget
1 week agoOrbital AI data centers could work, but they might ruin Earth in the process
At the start of the month, Elon Musk announced that two of his companies - SpaceX and xAI - were merging, and would jointly launch a constellation of 1 million satellites to operate as orbital data centers. Musk's reputation might suggest otherwise, but according to experts, such a plan isn't a complete fantasy. However, if executed at the scale suggested, some of them believe it would have devastating effects on the environment and the sustainability of low Earth Earth orbit.
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fromFortune
2 months agoA SpaceX IPO could be the largest public offering of all time-and Elon Musk's biggest headache | Fortune
A SpaceX IPO could value the company near $1.5 trillion and fund Starship, satellite expansion, and orbital AI infrastructure while creating significant management challenges.
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3 months agoMeet Project Suncatcher, Google's plan to put AI data centers in space
Free-fall linked-satellite data centers require kilometer-scale station keeping, radiation-tolerant consumer TPUs for multi-year operation, prototype launches, and much cheaper launch costs.
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