SpaceX Changes Focus to AI and Business Before Selling Shares
Introduction
SpaceX builds rockets. Elon Musk started the company. For many years, SpaceX wanted to send people to Mars. Now, SpaceX has a new plan. It wants to work on artificial intelligence (AI) and technology for big companies. This change comes before SpaceX sells shares to the public for the first time. That will happen in mid-2026. Some people like the new plan. Some people are not sure about it.
Main Body
SpaceX bought a small AI company called Cursor. It paid up to 60 billion dollars. SpaceX wants to build AI data centers in space. It also wants to build factories on the moon. It wants to build a factory to make AI chips. In 2025, SpaceX's internet business Starlink made 11.4 billion dollars. But its AI business lost 6.4 billion dollars. Overall, SpaceX lost 4.9 billion dollars. SpaceX spent 20.7 billion dollars. 12.7 billion of that was for AI. SpaceX plans to make its own chips with Tesla and xAI. The project is called Terafab. But SpaceX does not have long-term contracts with chip suppliers. It is not sure it can finish the project on time. Some investors think the plan is too big. Ross Gerber said the plan is not real. Other investors think Musk's ideas are usually right. Peter Diamandis said Musk's long-term ideas are often correct. Former workers said Musk often makes sudden changes. For example, in 2014, he changed the Dragon capsule plan. Later, he started Starlink. Starlink now makes money. Musk said the new goals will help send people to Mars in the future.
Conclusion
SpaceX is changing from a Mars company to an AI and business technology company. The new plan is very big. SpaceX must make AI data centers, chips, and software. It also has big money losses. Some people do not believe in the plan. The sale of shares in 2026 will show if people trust the new plan.