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SpaceX plans Texas data center expansion, The Information reports
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22 July 2026
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Fusion42 · 22 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
SpaceX is expanding its data center operations in Texas, signalling a strategic shift into on-premise compute infrastructure beyond satellite communications. The move positions SpaceX to capture compute demand from Starshield and terrestrial AI applications.
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If you're selling compute, power, or cooling to data centres, SpaceX just became a customer—and a competitor. Texas is where they're building; find out what they're buying and who else they're not buying from.
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Cloud Infrastructure · Space Tech · AI Infrastructure · spacex-compute · data-center · ai-infrastructure · texas-expansion · satellite-compute