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SpaceX bets big on Louisiana Starbase and space‑based AI compute
science1 month ago

SpaceX bets big on Louisiana Starbase and space‑based AI compute

SpaceX unveils a high‑cadence Starbase in Louisiana, aiming for thousands of Starship launches per year to support Starlink cargo and orbital data centers, with construction starting 2027 and first Starship flights targeted for 2029; Musk says the site will later host 12+ launch towers and 30+ flights per day. Simultaneously, SpaceX and Nvidia plan to deploy AI‑powered orbital data centers using Nvidia Vera NVL72 processors, with a Q4 2027 launch and scale in 2028, while Wall Street remains bullish on space‑based compute potential despite past timelines that have slipped.

via Yahoo Finance|
#ai-satellites#louisiana#nvidia
SpaceX’s AI-satellite megaconstellation could spawn a space e-waste challenge
technology1 month ago

SpaceX’s AI-satellite megaconstellation could spawn a space e-waste challenge

Ars Technica analyzes SpaceX’s plan for a million AI data-center satellites, estimating that thousands could be decommissioned annually and some reenter or be moved to disposal orbits, effectively exporting significant Earth-sourced materials into space (around 1,000 tons of copper and other metals per year). This would create a new category of e-waste in orbit with environmental, regulatory, and resource lifecycle implications, prompting questions about space mining, lunar manufacturing, and how to manage the material fate of such mega-constellations.

via Ars Technica|
#ai-satellites#asteroid-mining#e-waste
SpaceX’s 1 Million AI Satellites Could Change Earth’s Climate
science1 month ago

SpaceX’s 1 Million AI Satellites Could Change Earth’s Climate

SpaceX plans to launch a million AI satellite data centers into orbit, powered by solar energy, but scientists warn the scale of launches and subsequent reentries could dramatically increase upper-atmosphere pollutants (black carbon and aluminum oxide), risking accelerated climate effects and ozone depletion with uncertain atmospheric chemistry and long lifetimes. Estimates suggest up to 77,000 Starship launches and tens of thousands of satellite reentries over a decade—far beyond current activity—plus light pollution that could jeopardize ground-based astronomy. The situation underscores the need for much more research before such a megaconstellation proceeds.

via Space|
#ai-satellites#climate-impact#megaconstellation
SpaceX’s AI Satellites Spark Premarket Rally for RKLB, LUNR, RDW
business3 months ago

SpaceX’s AI Satellites Spark Premarket Rally for RKLB, LUNR, RDW

Investors cheered Elon Musk’s vision for AI satellites, orbital data centers, and Moon-based manufacturing, sending RKLB, LUNR, and RDW higher in premarket trading as SpaceX gears up for its Nasdaq debut. Musk outlined an “AI 1” satellite with about 150 kilowatts of peak power and 120 kilowatts of sustained compute, signaling space-based AI compute could scale dramatically and support vast payload growth. Morningstar, however, cautioned that even optimistic Moonshot scenarios for orbital AI infrastructure imply only about a 7% chance, underscoring the speculative nature of the space‑based compute vision.

via Yahoo Finance|
#ai-satellites#business#elon-musk