Overview
- Bloomberg and multiple outlets report the merged entity is valued near $1.25 trillion, with most of that tied to SpaceX.
- SpaceX has outlined a plan to the FCC for satellites that would host AI compute, as Musk touts orbital data centers and a rapid two‑to‑three‑year cost advantage.
- Analysts say space‑based data centers are conceivable but likely years away at meaningful scale, citing engineering, cost and servicing hurdles.
- Coverage frames the merger as part of SpaceX’s path to go public later this year, with some calling the timing and messaging a pre‑IPO narrative lift.
- xAI’s heavy cash needs and prior debt draw scrutiny, Tesla disclosed a roughly $2 billion investment in xAI, and Yahoo Finance reports Musk now owns about 43% of the combined company with an estimated net worth near $845 billion.