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.

Also: Seeking Alpha and Financial Times
2026-05-06T10:42:22.654104-07:00
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
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