SpaceX seeks FCC nod for solar-powered satellite data centres for AI

Elon Musk’s SpaceX wants to launch a constellation of ‍one million satellites that will orbit Earth and harness the sun to power AI ⁠data centres, according to a filing at the Federal Communications Commission.

The filing on Friday was posted a day after exclusively reported SpaceX and Musk’s xAI are in discussions to merge ahead of a blockbuster ‌public offering planned ‌this year. A merger would give ‌fresh momentum to SpaceX’s effort to launch data centres into orbit ‌as Musk battles for supremacy in the rapidly escalating AI race against tech companies Google, Meta and OpenAI.