SpaceX is asking the Federal Communications Commission to approve a plan to put up to a million satellites in orbit to process AI data.

But Musk's aerospace firm claims processing needs due to the expanding use of AI are already outpacing "terrestrial capabilities". They would join its Starlink network in orbit, which provides high-speed internet via thousands of small satellites - and which have been accused of creating congestion in space,

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has unveiled plans to build an artificial intelligence (AI) data center in space, including a proposal to launch 1 million satellites. Musk is reportedly discussing merging his space company ‘SpaceX’ with AI firm ‘xAI’ and electric vehicle company ‘Tesla’ to consolidate resources for constructing the space data center.

The mighty Starship rocket could take its 12th test flight as early as March, according SpaceX chief Elon Musk. In a post on X on Monday, Musk shared a photo of the massive rocket in an earlier flight,

Combining Musk’s artificial-intelligence and space-exploration firms would be the latest tie-up of the entrepreneur’s companies

Elon Musk’s space exploration company SpaceX (SPACE) has sought U.S. approval for a constellation of a million satellites that could function as orbital data centers without the environmental impact typically associated with ground-based data centers.