Musk’s Orbital Compute Vision: TERAFAB and the End of the Terrestrial Data Center

Musk’s Orbital Compute Vision: TERAFAB and the End of the Terrestrial Data Center
by Jonah McLeod on 03-27-2026 at 6:00 am

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At the TERAFAB launch event in Austin on March 21, Elon Musk made a prediction that would have sounded like science fiction a decade ago—and may still: roughly 80 percent of AI compute will eventually move off-planet.

The argument is straightforward once you accept his premises. Earth-based data centers face three hard constraints—land,… Read More