BREAKING
Altman vs Musk on Space Data Centers
Not at scale this decade
Two big obstacles in orbit
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High launch cost
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No GPU servicing
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Needs cheaper Starship
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SpaceX satellites
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Starcloud satellites
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SpaceX IPO target
Proof of concept vs production
Already aloft
Nov 2025
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Starcloud-1 on Falcon 9
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First H100 GPU in orbit
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Ran a version of Gemini
Still missing
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No production deployments
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No public benchmarks
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Starship not fully reusable
AI buildout still grounded
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Sam Altman publicly rebuffs Elon Musk's push to build AI data centers in orbit.