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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’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.
China’s Low‑Orbit Internet Accelerates: From Drone Firefighting to Phone‑to‑Satellite Ambitions
Chinese commercial space firms are moving fast from tests to scaled deployments of low‑Earth‑orbit internet constellations. Trials combining satellites with drones, cars and experimental phone‑direct links demonstrate practical applications for disaster response, logistics and ubiquitous connectivity, while mass manufacture and falling component costs point to broader commercialisation by 2030.