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• [New] SpaceX will need to make mining and factories on the moon in order to increase space based AI satellites from 100-1000 Gigawatts per year to 10 to 1000 terawatts per year. NextBigFuture.com
• [New] SpaceX will make a large moonbase by 2036 as part of the industrialization needed for scaling AI data centers in space. NextBigFuture.com
• [New] Each new Starlink generation has been larger and heavier than the one before it, with SpaceX stating in a recent filing that its upcoming V3 model could weigh up to 2,000 kilograms, up from the 575 kilograms of the V2 Mini Optimized. Engadget
• [New] SpaceX could add 100 gigawatts of AI compute capacity annually by launching a million tons of satellite per year. Engadget
• [New] Elon Musk is combining SpaceX, xAI, and X into a $1.25 trillion monster with an IPO expected later in 2026. Echoes & Alpha
• [New] Musk's SpaceX is already pushing down on the cost of getting to orbit, but analysts looking at what it will take to make orbital data centers a reality need even lower prices to close their business case. TechCrunch
• [New] Long-term (2030+): Marslink becomes operational as SpaceX establishes permanent Mars presence. BASENOR
• [New] SpaceX has acquired xAI and will put space-based AI at the core of an expanded company that also runs the X social network. Bez Kabli
• [New] SpaceX plans to build a constellation of one million satellites that will serve as orbital data centers. Trending Topics
• [New] SpaceX expects to use funds from a planned $25 billion initial public offering in 2026 to develop orbital AI data centers. Bez Kabli
• Engineered by SpaceX, Starlink will deliver next-generation WiFi across Southwest's network, allowing customers to stream, share, and scroll in the sky at lightning-fast speeds. Future Travel Experience
• The combination of SpaceX and xAI will create a rocket-and-A.I. giant. The New York Times
• Google (which has a significant ownership stake in SpaceX) has announced a space AI effort called Project Suncatcher, which will launch prototype vehicles in 2027. TechCrunch
• For SpaceX, a lunar city could serve as a proving ground for technologies like habitat construction, power generation via solar arrays, and life support systems that will be vital on Mars. The Boreal Times
• SpaceX is deeply involved in Artemis, having been awarded a contract to develop a lunar lander variant of Starship for the Artemis III mission, which will land the first humans near the lunar South Pole. The Boreal Times
• SpaceX has shifted its focus to building a self-growing city on the moon, which could be achieved in less than 10 years.
• Elon Musk's move last week to combine SpaceX and xAI has created one of the world's biggest and most valuable private companies, which analysts say offers a mix of potential growth and financial risk as it heads toward public markets. NBC News
• SpaceX is targeting an IPO that could raise $50 billion at a valuation of $1.5 trillion - potentially the largest public offering in history. Altss Inc.
• If SpaceX can leverage Starship's massive payload capacity - designed to carry up to 150 metric tons to low Earth orbit - it could loft substantial computing hardware in a single launch. WebProNews
• While there is an 86% probability that SpaceX will achieve a valuation exceeding $1 trillion by the end of 2026, the odds of Musk meeting his self-imposed deadline for Unsupervised Full Self-Driving by June have plummeted to 27%. The Chronicle-Journal
• Elon Musk's journey to becoming the world's first trillionaire will likely be powered by rockets rather than cars, as SpaceX now accounts for nearly two-thirds of the Tesla CEO's wealth. CNBC

Last updated: 23 February 2026