Wall Street JournalCorrie Driebusch, Emily Glazer, Micah Maidenberg

SpaceX IPO push driven by orbital data‑centres, sources say

Sources say Elon Musk's plan to deploy orbital data centres aboard an upgraded Starlink has accelerated SpaceX's push for an IPO. Company executives view public markets as the route to raise the capital and scale needed to build and operate large on‑orbit compute infrastructure.

2026-01-21T10:57:17.722292-08:00
Reuters

Blue Origin unveils 'TeraWave' — a 5,408‑satellite LEO communications constellation

By Reuters: Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin on Wednesday announced a plan to deploy 5,408 satellites in space for a communications network that will serve data centers, governments and businesses, jumping into a satellite constellation market dominated by Elon Musk's SpaceX.

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2026-01-21T10:18:41.709346-08:00