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Financial Times • Tim Bradshaw

Musk's push for up to 1 million orbital AI data centres underpins $1.25T SpaceX–xAI merger and alarms astronomers

Elon Musk is pushing to host AI compute in orbit—reports say SpaceX and xAI plan up to one million orbital data centres as part of a $1.25 trillion merger strategy—prompting alarm from astronomers and regulators over debris, spectrum use and impacts to observations.

2026-03-12T21:17:57.395115-07:00
China   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions  
SpaceNews.com • Andrew Jones

China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission moves into spacecraft construction phase

By SpaceNews.com: China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission moves into spacecraft construction phase China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission is entering flight hardware development, targeting a late 2028 launch to seek out biosignatures on the Red Planet.

2026-03-12T16:09:07.996102-07:00
Space Exploration & Science Missions   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Debris & Traffic Management  
New York Times • Kenneth Chang

Collision Close Call in Lunar Orbit Threatened Blue Ghost Mission — Raises Broader Concerns for Commercial Moon Operations

By New York Times: A “red alert” involving the private Blue Ghost mission in lunar orbit a year ago highlights a growing number of incidents above Earth’s neighbor.

2026-03-12T07:58:07.814316-07:00