WSJ Tech News Briefing · Wednesday, August 5, 2026
SpaceX is investing in terrestrial computing infrastructure and orbital data centers to support its AI initiatives. Elon Musk stated plans to expand the company's data-centric capacity from two gigawatts to ten gigawatts, potentially creating one of the world's largest data center footprints.
“Besides developing its own AI model, SpaceX is plowing money into terrestrial computing infrastructure, signing AI deals, and working towards launching orbital data centers.”
“Elon Musk told investors he plans to increase SpaceX's data centric capacity from two gigawatts to as much as 10 gigawatts, a dramatic increase that would give the company one of the world's largest data center footprints.”
“He said the first orbital data centers could launch next year.”