Elon Musk said at 100 GW/year of orbital AI compute (@ $10 per watt), @SpaceX would add $1 trillion in annual revenue every year, and at higher pricing it could be $3–5 trillion, stacking each year because the satellites will keep running in space.
Bullish on space. 🚀
Elon Musk said at 100 GW/year of orbital AI compute (@ $10 per watt), @SpaceX would add $1 trillion in annual revenue every year, and at higher pricing it could be $3–5 trillion, stacking each year because the satellites will keep running in space.
Bullish on space. 🚀
SpaceX will attempt to catch both the Super Heavy booster and Starship on the upcoming flight.
If both are successful, it will mark the first time that all parts of an orbital rocket return to Earth intact.
This is the critical breakthrough needed to make life multiplanetary.
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More than a dozen flight tests and years of development, with countless hours worked by SpaceX engineers and technicians, all come down to this: the first orbital Starship launch carrying advanced Starlink satellites bound for space.
Watch “Go For Orbit” and experience the moments behind flying the most ambitious Starship mission yet
More than a dozen flight tests and years of development, with countless hours worked by SpaceX engineers and technicians, all come down to this: the first orbital Starship launch carrying advanced Starlink satellites bound for space.
Watch “Go For Orbit” and experience the moments behind flying the most ambitious Starship mission yet
~100 lasers per satellite, each operating above 10 Tb/s, with over 100k satellites should be able to outcompete undersea cables.
Speed of light in space is ~40% faster than cable and the path is direct, instead of following the outline of land masses.
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Elon just teased SpaceX's next-gen V4 @Starlink satellites:
"Starlink version 4 will have 10x the capability of V3 (which itself is 10x better than V2), especially with the long-distance laser links. Our next-gen laser links will be 10-terabits per second. 100x better. And we'll put 10 of them on."
Elon just teased SpaceX's next-gen V4 @Starlink satellites:
"Starlink version 4 will have 10x the capability of V3 (which itself is 10x better than V2), especially with the long-distance laser links. Our next-gen laser links will be 10-terabits per second. 100x better. And we'll put 10 of them on."
I took a picture of every full moon of the year and combined them into a half-second video. Watch the moon dance away 2020! #astrophotography#space#opteam
What’s up in the night sky for November? This month, you can look forward to:
- Multiple meteor showers reaching their peak
- Jupiter meeting up with Mars in the wee hours
- A supermoon lighting up the night sky
More skywatching tips:
AI data centres on Earth will look like small fry compared to what's coming in SPACE.
And SpaceX plans to make that happen.
By the end of 2028, Elon predicts SpaceX will probably be putting more new computing power into orbit every month than the entire world adds on Earth.
By 2029? Space pulls WAY ahead.
Starship will carry the computing hardware, solar power will keep it running, and satellites will keep everything connected.
While everyone else is figuring out where to build their next data centre, SpaceX is figuring out how many it can launch.
@SpaceX@spacexai / Writer: Annette, Designer: Janné
@SPCX100T Terrestrial compute will be peanuts compared to orbital compute.
Orbital compute deployed per month probably exceeds terrestrial around the end of 2028 and then far exceeds it in 2029.
Flying high!
Today, our X-59 quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft traveled from Birmingham, Alabama, to Daytona Beach, Florida. The aircraft aims to fly faster than sound with just a gentle thump rather than a sonic boom — helping usher in a new era of faster air travel.
We're prepping to feature X-59 at MAX POWER and will provide updates soon!
Elon Musk on the next Starship flight:
“You’ll really want to watch this one. This one’s cool
It’s the largest flying object ever made
And it’s the highest thrust object ever made by humans of any kind whatsoever”
Starship will weigh over 5,000 tons at liftoff, then the Super Heavy booster comes back from space just minutes later
“Success is not always guaranteed, but excitement is”
SpaceX has introduced a new website for Starfall, which enables affordable, routine access to a microgravity environment, providing unique opportunities for manufacturing, scientific research, and testing in low-Earth orbit.
Starfall specs:
• Payload capacity: 1,000 kg (2,205 lbs)
• Payload power: 1 kW
• Data interface: Ethernet
• Mission duration: Customizable to payload requirements
• Connectivity: Continuous via Starlink
SpaceX says Starfall is for:
• Biomedical Research: Developing advanced biomaterials, medical implants, stem-cell organoids, and replacement tissues.
• Pharmaceutical Discovery: Growing more uniform protein and drug crystals in microgravity to accelerate drug development.
• Materials Science: Manufacturing next-generation materials and semiconductors using the vacuum and microgravity environment of space.
Website:
I promised you a video of today's solar event. Here it is! Watch how the plasma rains down, guided by the sun's magnetic field. This is about 3 hours of activity. #astrophotography#space#opteam
@SPCX100T Terrestrial compute will be peanuts compared to orbital compute.
Orbital compute deployed per month probably exceeds terrestrial around the end of 2028 and then far exceeds it in 2029.