Elon Musk targets 2027 for solar-powered data centers in space
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Ron Baron says SpaceX plans to start putting AI compute into orbit in 2027, with bigger deployments expected in 2028 Elon Musk wants to move the AI data center boom somewhere with no zoning boards. Specifically, low Earth orbit. According to Ron Baron, CEO of Baron Capital, Musk plans to launch solar-powered data centers into orbit in 2027 and 2028. If the timeline holds, the cloud may soon be closer to space than anyone imagined. Baron shared the details in a CNBC interview on November 6, 2026.
Source: Crypto Briefing
