# SpaceX
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Musk’s SpaceX and xAI Join Pentagon Contest to Build Voice‑Controlled Drone Swarms
SpaceX and xAI have entered a Pentagon $100 million prize challenge to build voice‑controlled autonomous drone swarms, joining a small group of competitors. The move highlights the US military’s reliance on commercial innovators while raising technical, legal and geopolitical questions about autonomy, oversight and proliferation.
Musk Says Starlink Will Soon Operate Beyond Earth — A Step Toward Space-Based Connectivity
Elon Musk announced that Starlink will soon operate beyond Earth, signalling SpaceX’s intention to make its satellite broadband an integral part of lunar and interplanetary missions. Realising that ambition will require technical changes, regulatory coordination and the maturation of SpaceX’s launch capabilities, while raising strategic questions about spectrum, debris and military use.
Musk: SpaceX Will Prioritise a Moon City but Mars Program Remains On Track
Elon Musk says SpaceX has shifted near‑term emphasis to building a self‑sustaining lunar city within about ten years, but he insists Mars plans will continue and that the change should delay Martian autonomy by no more than five years. The move reframes commercial space priorities and could either supply crucial testbeds for Mars or divert resources from interplanetary development.
Musk Says Moon Pivot Won't Abandon Mars — and May Even Help It
Elon Musk affirmed SpaceX will continue to pursue Mars even as the company signals a stronger near-term focus on building an autonomous lunar settlement within ten years. He suggested the lunar pivot would delay Martian autonomy by at most a few years and might accelerate Mars development by maturing needed technologies and logistics.
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Delivers New Astronaut Team to the ISS, Underscoring U.S. Commercial Space Reliance
A Crew Dragon mission has delivered a new team of astronauts to the International Space Station, highlighting the operational success of NASA’s commercial crew model. The flight reinforces U.S. access to low‑Earth orbit while raising strategic questions about competition, resilience and the future of orbital infrastructure.
SpaceX’s Dragon Carries Multinational Crew to ISS in Another Boost for Commercial Spaceflight
SpaceX’s Dragon launched four astronauts from Cape Canaveral to the International Space Station on February 13, beginning an eight‑month mission focused on experiments to support future Moon and Mars exploration. The flight highlights the maturation of commercial crew services and continued multinational cooperation aboard the ISS despite broader geopolitical tensions.
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Delivers Four Astronauts to ISS for Eight-Month Science Push
SpaceX launched a Crew Dragon on 13 February from Florida, ferrying four astronauts to the International Space Station for an eight‑month mission centered on experiments that support lunar and Mars exploration, such as plant–bacteria research to improve food production. The flight highlights the growing role of commercial providers in sustaining human presence in low Earth orbit and testing technologies needed for deep‑space missions.
Musk Recasts xAI as Four-Part Powerhouse — From Grok to 'Macrohard' and a Moon-Built Future
Elon Musk has reorganised xAI into four focused product teams — Grok (core model), Grok Code, Grok Imagine, and Macrohard (digital agents) — while pressing an ambitious plan to scale compute through terrestrial clusters and lunar manufacturing. The restructure follows co‑founder departures and a SpaceX acquisition that folded xAI into a larger, capital‑intensive space and social‑media strategy.
Musk’s Moon Plan: Build a Lunar Factory to Mass‑Produce AI Satellites
Elon Musk told xAI staff that the company should build a factory on the Moon to manufacture AI satellites, arguing lunar production would provide unmatched compute and deployment advantages. The plan leverages SpaceX’s heavy‑lift ambitions but faces significant technical, economic and regulatory hurdles and could reshape strategic competition over AI infrastructure in space.
Musk’s AI Project in Retreat: Key xAI Founders Exit After SpaceX Rescue
Two prominent xAI founders quit within 48 hours after a series of earlier exits left half the original founding team gone, undermining Elon Musk’s AI ambitions. The exits, heavy cash burn, and product scandals around Grok have coincided with xAI’s absorption into SpaceX — a deal that looks like a financial bailout but raises fresh strategic and regulatory headaches.
Amazon Cleared to Add 4,500 Satellites — Kuiper’s LEO Service Nears Launch as Orbital Competition Intensifies
The FCC has authorised Amazon to add 4,500 satellites, bringing its Kuiper/Leo constellation to about 7,700 craft and positioning the company to start commercial LEO internet service later this year. Amazon is accelerating launches through multiple providers, seeking deadline relief from the FCC, and entering a scaling race with SpaceX, whose far larger satellite ambitions could reshape launch economics and orbital governance.
Musk Recasts Space Strategy: From Mars Dream to a ‘Lunar Laboratory’ for AI and Industry
Elon Musk has repositioned SpaceX’s focus from Mars to the Moon, arguing that the Moon’s frequent launch windows and proximity allow faster, higher‑frequency testing and iteration. The plan pairs a lunar base near the south pole with orbital AI compute powered by solar energy and lunar manufacturing, but faces major technical, economic and geopolitical hurdles.