Elon Musk drops a bombshell: SpaceX has snapped up xAI in a strategic buyout to pioneer AI data centers in the cosmos. This fusion of space travel and artificial intelligence promises to supercharge global compute capabilities without burdening Earth.
Musk’s blueprint involves rocketing one million tons of satellites yearly into space. Each ton delivers kilowatts of AI processing power, potentially unlocking 100 gigawatts annually—and scaling to 1 terawatt down the line. The kicker? Zero extra costs for operations, thanks to free solar bounty.
Orbital advantages are clear: constant solar exposure means no blackouts, vastly lower expenses than dirt-side servers needing constant power and chillers. For power-hungry AI, space is the endgame, Musk asserts.
He paints a vivid picture: the sun’s energy, even a tiny sliver, dwarfs humanity’s total consumption. Mega-tasks like AI model training demand off-world relocation to sidestep planetary overload.
Ground data centers are hitting walls—insatiable electricity appetites and cooling woes spell trouble. Musk warns of dire consequences for society and ecology if AI stays Earth-tethered.
SpaceX gears up with Starship’s 2026 debut, deploying V3 Starlinks with 20-fold capacity boosts per mission. Ambitious hourly launches of 200 tons will orbit millions of tons, complemented by satellites beaming mobile signals everywhere.
Through this acquisition, Musk’s empires unite to catapult AI into the stars, enabling blistering training speeds and massive data crunching at fractions of the cost.