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• [New] SpaceX just announced the design for its AI1 Compute Satellite, which it hopes to use as an orbital data center spacecraft. ScienceDaily
• [New] SpaceX will bring low cost, mass scale and new business models. NextBigFuture.com
• [New] SpaceX will be proving out a key part of delivery from space or anywhere on earth in one hour anywhere. NextBigFuture.com
• [New] SpaceX seeks to launch as many as a million data-center satellites to move the computing needs for AI from Earth into space, where less and looser regulation could allow more rapid growth - and even greater profits. Scientific American
• [New] Right now, traders on Polymarket, a decentralized betting platform, assign a 64% chance that SpaceX will close its first trading day above a $2 trillion valuation. CoinDesk
• [New] SpaceX plans to begin launching its third-generation satellites in 2026, each designed to deliver over 1 terabit per second (1,000+ Gbps) of downlink capacity and more than 200 Gbps of uplink capacity to users on the ground. Yahoo Finance
• [New] SpaceX said it plans to price its upcoming IPO at $135 a share for a valuation of $1.77 trillion. CNBC
• [New] With a widely reported pre-IPO valuation in excess of $1 trillion, SpaceX is expected to raise north of $75 billion in the largest IPO ever. Renaissance Capital IPO ETFs
• [New] The upcoming blockbuster IPOs of SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI are expected to raise a total of $200 B over the next few months. Middlefield
• [New] If SpaceX can seamlessly route inference requests from Earth to orbital clusters via the existing Starlink laser-mesh constellation, xAI will possess a structural cost advantage that no terrestrial competitor (Amazon, Microsoft, Google) can replicate. Klover.ai - Klover.ai
• [New] Elon Musk has vowed to begin launching one million AI data center satellites into orbit in 2028, via the still experimental Starship rocket, in a high-risk plan that could trigger a financial catastrophe, and send SpaceX into a high-speed nosedive. Forbes
• [New] Last week, SpaceX said it had inked a multiyear agreement with Google, through which Google will pay $920 million per month for compute to power its AI efforts. Gizmodo
• [New] Once Orion completes initial system checks, it will perform its first rendezvous and docking demonstrations with test versions of commercial lunar landers being developed by Blue Origin and SpaceX. SciTechDaily
• [New] SpaceX is telling investors it has lined up investment-grade ratings from three major bond graders, which could help it cut funding costs as it continues to raise financing after its $75 billion IPO. financialpost
• [New] Tesla, Inc. and SpaceX are expected to see divergent and volatile performance. Yahoo Finance
• [New] Lewis points to a contradiction: SpaceX has lowered the orbit of some Starlink satellites to cut aggregate collision risk, even as it seeks permission for vastly more satellites in similar orbital regions. Scientific American
• [New] There's no doubt the combination of satellites, rocket launches, broadband, AI, space exploration, and social media create vast revenue growth opportunities for SpaceX. Forbes
• [New] Musk has successfully led SpaceX to become an industry leader, yet the short-termism often associated with public listings could erode SpaceX's foundational strengths. tradingkey.com
• [New] If being part of SpaceX gives xAI access to cheap, quickly deployable computing power, that could provide the boost it needs to overtake its competitors. Hindustan Times
• The sprawling SpaceX business will be split into three parts: the rocket-launching unit; the Starlink satellite broadband arm; and the AI company that includes X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. The Guardian

Last updated: 22 June 2026