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SpaceX Closes $40 Billion Debt Deal to Buy AI GPUs
Elon Musk says SpaceX closed $40 billion in callable debt to purchase Nvidia GPUs for delivery in early 2027, highlighting the capital intensity of the AI buildout.
SpaceX Launches 27 Starlink Satellites From Vandenberg
SpaceX launched 27 Starlink satellites on Oct. 23 from Vandenberg after earlier delays, using a Falcon 9 booster on its 36th flight and recovering it.
Ukraine Says Starlink and Starshield Speeds Have Returned to Normal
Ukraine says Starlink and Starshield have returned to pre-restriction speeds, renewing questions over military reliance on privately controlled satellite links.
SpaceX’s Bandwagon-5 Sets a 32-Payload Oct. 20 Run
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Bandwagon-5 is targeting Oct. 20 after a weather scrub, carrying 32 payloads—from Starfall to ICEYE and Xona—from Florida’s Cape Canaveral.
SpaceX Dragon Docks at the ISS With Final Solar Arrays and New Research
The CRS-35 Dragon arrived at the International Space Station on Oct. 15 with more than 6,300 pounds of cargo, the final pair of roll-out solar arrays, and experiments in retinal, heart-tissue, glass, and brain-organoid research.
SpaceX Agrees to Buy 800 MHz Spectrum to Make Starlink Mobile a US Carrier
SpaceX has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Grain Management’s nationwide 800 MHz low-band spectrum portfolio, aiming to give Starlink Mobile indoor coverage and position it as a major US mobile carrier alongside its satellite network.