SpaceX Is Competing for NASA’s $10 Billion in Contracts to Build a Moon Base

Elon Musk wants to build AI satellite factories on the moon—and now SpaceX will compete for NASA’s $10 billion in contracts to build a lunar base

NASA wants to put astronauts on the moon for the long haul, while SpaceX envisions industrializing it long-term.

SpaceX is competing for NASA’s $10 billion in contracts to build a moon base

Before going public at a record $1.77 trillion, SpaceX detailed plans in its S-1 of building a lunar economy by setting up factories on the moon to make AI satellites. For Musk’s vision to turn into reality, someone needs to figure out how to transport equipment to the moon, generate electricity there, and keep communication […]