Musk: Orbital Computing Will Crush Ground-Based Computing by 2029

Musk predicts that AI and cloud processing deployed in low Earth orbit will far exceed ground-based computing by 2029. SpaceX has applied to build an orbital data-center constellation of up to one million satellites at altitudes of 500 to 2,000 kilometres, working alongside the Starlink network for data transport. It matters because it would move a large share of AI compute off Earth, raising cost, launch-capacity and regulatory questions that the filing alone does not settle.

• 36氪 AI2026-11-02 07:46