AI Hustle: Make Money from AI Elon Wants Data Centers in Space?
Feb 5, 2026
They debate Elon Musk folding XAI into SpaceX and what that means for corporate strategy. The hosts imagine putting AI data centers and factories on the Moon and discuss mass drivers and high-intensity solar in space. They dig into SpaceX’s valuation and how Starlink drives revenue. Conversation mixes skepticism about finances with futuristic infrastructure plans.
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SpaceX Bought XAI For Space Infrastructure
- SpaceX acquired XAI and plans to explore putting AI infrastructure into space.
- Jaeden frames this as more than a merger — it's a strategic data-center play in orbit.
Space-Based Data Centers As Merger Rationale
- Jaeden suggests the merger rationalizes putting AI data centers in space to justify combining companies.
- He points to Starship capabilities and lunar manufacturing as part of that long-term plan.
Past Claims About Space Manufacturing
- Founders have pitched manufacturing in space for cooling and unique microgravity benefits.
- Jaeden notes similar startups claim economic advantages for specialized production off Earth.