AI Commercial Space

CNBC • Ashley Capoot

Anthropic and SpaceX ink compute-capacity deal for Colossus 1 datacenter in Memphis

Anthropic says it has agreed with SpaceX—its rival xAI’s owner—to use all of the compute capacity at SpaceX’s Colossus 1 data center in Memphis, Tennessee. The arrangement underscores the growing reliance of major AI labs on specialized infrastructure to scale space- and AI-adjacent workloads.

Axios • Ina Fried, Madison Mills

Anthropic will get compute capacity from SpaceX

CNA

SpaceX to give Anthropic access to its massive AI supercomputer

Also: Seeking Alpha and Financial Times

2026-05-06T10:42:22.654104-07:00

Moon Space Exploration & Science Missions Human Spaceflight & Space Stations NASA

Ars Technica • Stephen Clark

As NASA eyes lunar base, there's still much to learn about landing on the Moon

By Ars Technica: NASA is serious about taking more shots on goal, but some of them need to start landing.

2026-05-06T09:17:14.714608-07:00

Satellite LEO Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Sulaiman Al Ali

Powering Unified Space Systems Operations

By SpaceNews.com: In 2025, Space42’s systems helped save over 660 lives across 25 distress events, from earthquakes in Myanmar, Nepal, and Turkey to cyclones in Mozambique and floods in Nigeria.

2026-05-06T08:56:38.927060-07:00

Hydrogen GKN Aerospace

AINonline • Charles Alcock

GKN Aerospace-backed Start-up Focuses on Cryogenic Power Distribution

By AINonline: A joint venture with the University of Nottingham is a product of the H2Gear program.

2026-05-06T07:33:30.620309-07:00

Satellite Commercial Space

Payload • Jacqueline Feldscher

Astranis Raises $450M+, Including $300M Series E

By Payload: Snowpoint Ventures and Franklin Templeton co-led the round, which valued the company at $2.8B, according to a source close to the deal.

SpaceNews.com

Astranis secures $450 million in equity, debt to expand small GEO satellite production

2026-05-06T06:12:27.785485-07:00

Space Exploration & Science Missions NASA

Universe Today • David Dickinson

First Images From the Pandora Exoplanet Mission

By Universe Today: A new mission promises to 'open the box' on exoplanet science. Scientists and engineers recently released the first engineering images from the Pandora exoplanet survey mission.

2026-05-06T08:23:48.792500-07:00

Satellite Defense Budgets & Spending Defense Industry & Major Contractors Space Exploration & Science Missions Commercial Space Space Policy & International Cooperation Policy & Regulation Defense Policy

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Overview Energy wins Air Force contract to study space-based solar power for military bases

By SpaceNews.com: Overview Energy has won a contract from the U.S. Air Force to study beaming space solar power to military installations.

2026-05-06T06:36:47.389482-07:00

Supply Chain Commercial Space Space Policy & International Cooperation Space Debris & Traffic Management Policy & Regulation

SpaceNews.com • Olivier Lemaitre, Pierre Lionnet

Between resource scarcity and orbital inflation: rethinking the space model

By SpaceNews.com: The space sector is booming. But it is also running up against limits we are only beginning to acknowledge.

2026-05-06T07:16:43.044476-07:00

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Anthropic and SpaceX ink compute-capacity deal for Colossus 1 datacenter in Memphis

Anthropic will get compute capacity from SpaceX

SpaceX to give Anthropic access to its massive AI supercomputer

As NASA eyes lunar base, there's still much to learn about landing on the Moon

Powering Unified Space Systems Operations

GKN Aerospace-backed Start-up Focuses on Cryogenic Power Distribution

Astranis Raises $450M+, Including $300M Series E

Astranis secures $450 million in equity, debt to expand small GEO satellite production

First Images From the Pandora Exoplanet Mission

Overview Energy wins Air Force contract to study space-based solar power for military bases

Between resource scarcity and orbital inflation: rethinking the space model

Anthropic, SpaceX announce compute deal that includes space development

As NASA eyes lunar base, there's still much to learn about landing on the Moon

Powering Unified Space Systems Operations

First Images From the Pandora Exoplanet Mission

GKN Aerospace-backed Start-up Focuses on Cryogenic Power Distribution

Between resource scarcity and orbital inflation: rethinking the space model

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