SpaceX has filed a request with the Federal Communications Fee to launch a constellation of as much as 1 million solar-powered satellites that it stated will function information facilities for synthetic intelligence.
The corporate’s submitting lays out a grandiose imaginative and prescient, not simply describing these deliberate satellites as “essentially the most environment friendly option to meet the accelerating demand for AI computing energy” but additionally framing them as “a primary step in direction of turning into a Kardashev II-level civilization — one that may harness the Solar’s full energy” whereas additionally “making certain humanity’s multi-planetary future amongst the celebs.”
The Verge argued that the 1 million satellite number is unlikely to be approved outright and might be meant as a place to begin for negotiations. The FCC just lately gave SpaceX permission to launch an extra 7,500 Starlink satellites, however stated it might “defer authorization on the remaining 14,988” proposed satellites.
There are currently arond man-made 15,000 satellites orbiting the Earth, based on the European Area Company, and so they’re already creating points with air pollution and particles.
The submitting additionally comes as Amazon — citing a scarcity of rockets — is seeking an extension on an FCC deadline to have greater than 1,600 satellites in orbit. In the meantime, SpaceX is reportedly contemplating a merger with two of Elon Musk’s different firms, Tesla and xAI (which already merged with X), forward of going public.
