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Musk Unveils $20B Solar Satellite Plan for AI Computing

3/29/2026

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Elon Musk unveiled a plan to deploy up to one million solar-powered satellites for AI computing.
He claimed the system would be cheaper than terrestrial data centers within two to three years.
A mini version would be larger than SpaceX's Starship and could obstruct observations.
Musk announced Terafab, an AI-chip facility costing about $20 billion with 200 billion chips annually.
Critics warn the overall cost could exceed a trillion dollars.

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Elon Musk unveiled a plan to deploy up to one million solar-powered satellites for AI computing.
He claimed the system would be cheaper than terrestrial data centers within two to three years.
A mini version would be larger than SpaceX's Starship and could obstruct observations.
Musk announced Terafab, an AI-chip facility costing about $20 billion with 200 billion chips annually.
Critics warn the overall cost could exceed a trillion dollars.