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Elon on concerns that AI satellites will crowd space: "Space is really big. It's not like space is gonna get crowded. Space is enormous. If you actually look at it relative to the earth, the satellites are so tiny you can't even see them."

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Elon Musk clears up the misconception people have about space being crowded: “Space is really big. It is not going to get crowded. Space is enormous. If you zoom in close to the satellite, it looks big, but if you actually look at it relative to the Earth, these satellites are so tiny that you cannot even see them. They are very, very tiny compared to Earth" We have about 10,000 Starlinks in orbit right now. We have a pretty good idea of how to operate just really large constellations and do it safely now We are the only operator that has any experience at that scale. It is a great thing that we have this background, so we know how tightly we can pack the satellites and fly them safely. That is a number one goal when we look at the constellation

Elon Musk clears up the misconception people have about space being crowded: “Space is really big. It is not going to get crowded. Space is enormous. If you zoom in close to the satellite, it looks big, but if you actually look at it relative to the Earth, these satellites are so tiny that you cannot even see them. They are very, very tiny compared to Earth" We have about 10,000 Starlinks in orbit right now. We have a pretty good idea of how to operate just really large constellations and do it safely now We are the only operator that has any experience at that scale. It is a great thing that we have this background, so we know how tightly we can pack the satellites and fly them safely. That is a number one goal when we look at the constellation

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.Impulse Space President and COO Eric Romo says the idea of cleaning up space junk is a "scam": "People show these really misleading graphics like, 'Oh my God, look at all that junk around Earth. It's so congested. It's all going to blow up and crash into each other.'" "The reality is, if you showed that at scale, you wouldn't even see the satellites because they're all so tiny."

.Impulse Space President and COO Eric Romo says the idea of cleaning up space junk is a "scam": "People show these really misleading graphics like, 'Oh my God, look at all that junk around Earth. It's so congested. It's all going to blow up and crash into each other.'" "The reality is, if you showed that at scale, you wouldn't even see the satellites because they're all so tiny."

sourcery

12,984 views • 2 months ago

ELON MUSK: “The way to expand compute is really in space. There’s a lot of room in space. And if you look at the size of Earth relative to the Sun or relative to the Solar System, you realize just how tiny it is. We’re very, very tiny. We only receive about half a billionth of the Sun’s energy. So you can really think of Earth as being like a tiny dust mote in a vast darkness. So the way to expand compute without, you know, using up all the land on Earth is to do so in space. And then you can do it without using space for power and water on Earth; you can just do it in space. So I think we’ll probably be launching our first AI satellites next year, and then we’ll be able to do that, I think, at large scale in about two years.”

ELON MUSK: “The way to expand compute is really in space. There’s a lot of room in space. And if you look at the size of Earth relative to the Sun or relative to the Solar System, you realize just how tiny it is. We’re very, very tiny. We only receive about half a billionth of the Sun’s energy. So you can really think of Earth as being like a tiny dust mote in a vast darkness. So the way to expand compute without, you know, using up all the land on Earth is to do so in space. And then you can do it without using space for power and water on Earth; you can just do it in space. So I think we’ll probably be launching our first AI satellites next year, and then we’ll be able to do that, I think, at large scale in about two years.”

DogeDesigner

65,218 views • 1 month ago

Real satellites are what us flat-earthers like to call "Satelloons". They're satellites floating on balloons. Search Google for real images of satellites in space - All the images you see are fake. They're CGI. If there were really satellites in space, we should see them in the photos NASA releases from space, but we never do. Satellites physically could not survive the thermosphere as the metals that satellites are made of have a lower melting point than the thermospere's temperature. Who is the world's biggest consumer of helium? NASA. Are you starting to see how deep this lie of heliocentrism is?

Real satellites are what us flat-earthers like to call "Satelloons". They're satellites floating on balloons. Search Google for real images of satellites in space - All the images you see are fake. They're CGI. If there were really satellites in space, we should see them in the photos NASA releases from space, but we never do. Satellites physically could not survive the thermosphere as the metals that satellites are made of have a lower melting point than the thermospere's temperature. Who is the world's biggest consumer of helium? NASA. Are you starting to see how deep this lie of heliocentrism is?

₿en Wehrman

23,257 views • 5 months ago

Elon Musk and Jensen Huang on A.I. In Space: "If civilization continues, A.I in space is inevitable. In order to achieve any meaningful percentage of a Kardashev II scale civilization where you're using even a millionth of the sun's energy, you must have solar powered AI satellites in deep space. My estimate is that the cost of electricity, like the cost effectiveness of AI in space, will be overwhelmingly better than AI on the ground. You actually don't need batteries, because it's always sunny in space and the solar panels actually become cheaper because you don't need glass or framing, and the cooling is just radiative."

Elon Musk and Jensen Huang on A.I. In Space: "If civilization continues, A.I in space is inevitable. In order to achieve any meaningful percentage of a Kardashev II scale civilization where you're using even a millionth of the sun's energy, you must have solar powered AI satellites in deep space. My estimate is that the cost of electricity, like the cost effectiveness of AI in space, will be overwhelmingly better than AI on the ground. You actually don't need batteries, because it's always sunny in space and the solar panels actually become cheaper because you don't need glass or framing, and the cooling is just radiative."

DogeDesigner

51,314 views • 9 months ago

ELON MUSK: "If civilization continues, A.I in space is inevitable. In order to achieve any meaningful percentage of a Kardashev II scale civilization where you're using even a millionth of the sun's energy, you must have solar powered AI satellites in deep space. My estimate is that the cost of electricity, like the cost effectiveness of AI in space, will be overwhelmingly better than AI on the ground. You actually don't need batteries, because it's always sunny in space and the solar panels actually become cheaper because you don't need glass or framing, and the cooling is just radiative."

ELON MUSK: "If civilization continues, A.I in space is inevitable. In order to achieve any meaningful percentage of a Kardashev II scale civilization where you're using even a millionth of the sun's energy, you must have solar powered AI satellites in deep space. My estimate is that the cost of electricity, like the cost effectiveness of AI in space, will be overwhelmingly better than AI on the ground. You actually don't need batteries, because it's always sunny in space and the solar panels actually become cheaper because you don't need glass or framing, and the cooling is just radiative."

DogeDesigner

9,304,711 views • 8 months ago

ELON MUSK: "The most obvious one is actually solar powered AI satellites, sort of to move the AI to orbit and essentially deep space over time, because there you can actually access over a billion times more energy from the sun in deep space than you can on Earth. The scaling to Kardashev, which is using some non trivial amount of energy from the sun. You kind of have to do space solar power. Like to even use a millionth of a percent of the sun's energy you you really have to be have your solar power in deep space."

ELON MUSK: "The most obvious one is actually solar powered AI satellites, sort of to move the AI to orbit and essentially deep space over time, because there you can actually access over a billion times more energy from the sun in deep space than you can on Earth. The scaling to Kardashev, which is using some non trivial amount of energy from the sun. You kind of have to do space solar power. Like to even use a millionth of a percent of the sun's energy you you really have to be have your solar power in deep space."

DogeDesigner

266,777 views • 9 months ago

There are no satellites in “space”. You can deny it all you want, or you could actually take the time to look. Just google “Photos of satellites in space.” I’ll wait… Now ask yourself why it’s all cartoons! (CGI Incoming)

There are no satellites in “space”. You can deny it all you want, or you could actually take the time to look. Just google “Photos of satellites in space.” I’ll wait… Now ask yourself why it’s all cartoons! (CGI Incoming)

Ted Logan

729,592 views • 1 year ago

Elon Musk: Thanks to Starship, we'll be able to move AI to deep space. “I see a path to Starship cost-per-ton-to-orbit being lower than air flight. That opens up a very wide range of possibilities. The most obvious one I think is actually solar-powered AI satellites. So, to move the AI to orbit and essentially deep space over time, because you can actually access over a billion times more energy from the sun in deep space than you can on Earth. To scale to Kardashev, to make any progress on a Kardashev 2 scale, which is using some non-trivial amount of energy from the sun, you kind of have to do space solar power. You could only beam a tiny amount of that back to Earth or you would melt Earth. Earth actually receives a very, very tiny amount of the sun's energy. I mean, Earth is a tiny dust mote. Earth, to scale with the sun, we look like a little crumb. So, to scale civilization, to be at all relevant on a Kardashev 2 scale, like to even use a millionth of a percent of the Sun's energy, you really have to have your solar power in deep space.” Tesla Shareholder Meeting, November 6, 2025

Elon Musk: Thanks to Starship, we'll be able to move AI to deep space. “I see a path to Starship cost-per-ton-to-orbit being lower than air flight. That opens up a very wide range of possibilities. The most obvious one I think is actually solar-powered AI satellites. So, to move the AI to orbit and essentially deep space over time, because you can actually access over a billion times more energy from the sun in deep space than you can on Earth. To scale to Kardashev, to make any progress on a Kardashev 2 scale, which is using some non-trivial amount of energy from the sun, you kind of have to do space solar power. You could only beam a tiny amount of that back to Earth or you would melt Earth. Earth actually receives a very, very tiny amount of the sun's energy. I mean, Earth is a tiny dust mote. Earth, to scale with the sun, we look like a little crumb. So, to scale civilization, to be at all relevant on a Kardashev 2 scale, like to even use a millionth of a percent of the Sun's energy, you really have to have your solar power in deep space.” Tesla Shareholder Meeting, November 6, 2025

ELON CLIPS

14,003 views • 9 months ago

Here's Elon Musk explaining why we'll have to move AI to deep space. “I see a path to Starship cost-per-ton-to-orbit being lower than air flight. That opens up a very wide range of possibilities. The most obvious one I think is actually solar-powered AI satellites. So, to move the AI to orbit and essentially deep space over time, because you can actually access over a billion times more energy from the sun in deep space than you can on Earth. To scale to Kardashev, to make any progress on a Kardashev 2 scale, which is using some non-trivial amount of energy from the sun, you kind of have to do space solar power. You could only beam a tiny amount of that back to Earth or you would melt Earth. Earth actually receives a very, very tiny amount of the sun's energy. I mean, Earth is a tiny dust mote. Earth, to scale with the sun, we look like a little crumb. So, to scale civilization, to be at all relevant on a Kardashev 2 scale, like to even use a millionth of a percent of the Sun's energy, you really have to have your solar power in deep space.” Tesla Shareholder Meeting, November 6, 2025

Here's Elon Musk explaining why we'll have to move AI to deep space. “I see a path to Starship cost-per-ton-to-orbit being lower than air flight. That opens up a very wide range of possibilities. The most obvious one I think is actually solar-powered AI satellites. So, to move the AI to orbit and essentially deep space over time, because you can actually access over a billion times more energy from the sun in deep space than you can on Earth. To scale to Kardashev, to make any progress on a Kardashev 2 scale, which is using some non-trivial amount of energy from the sun, you kind of have to do space solar power. You could only beam a tiny amount of that back to Earth or you would melt Earth. Earth actually receives a very, very tiny amount of the sun's energy. I mean, Earth is a tiny dust mote. Earth, to scale with the sun, we look like a little crumb. So, to scale civilization, to be at all relevant on a Kardashev 2 scale, like to even use a millionth of a percent of the Sun's energy, you really have to have your solar power in deep space.” Tesla Shareholder Meeting, November 6, 2025

ELON CLIPS

30,799 views • 9 months ago

ELON MUSK: If you want million times more energy, then you must go to space "The way to think of AI in space is that in order to achieve any meaningful percentage of a Kardashev Type 2 civilization, where you are using even a millionth of the sun's energy, you must have solar-powered AI satellites in deep space Once you think in terms of a Kardashev Type 2 civilization, which is 'what percentage of the sun's energy are you turning into useful work,' then it becomes obvious that space is overwhelmingly what matters Earth only receives roughly one two-billionth of the sun's energy. So, if you want to have something that is, say, a million times more energy than Earth could possibly produce, you must go into space. And so, it’s kind of handy to have a space company, I guess"

ELON MUSK: If you want million times more energy, then you must go to space "The way to think of AI in space is that in order to achieve any meaningful percentage of a Kardashev Type 2 civilization, where you are using even a millionth of the sun's energy, you must have solar-powered AI satellites in deep space Once you think in terms of a Kardashev Type 2 civilization, which is 'what percentage of the sun's energy are you turning into useful work,' then it becomes obvious that space is overwhelmingly what matters Earth only receives roughly one two-billionth of the sun's energy. So, if you want to have something that is, say, a million times more energy than Earth could possibly produce, you must go into space. And so, it’s kind of handy to have a space company, I guess"

X Freeze

84,037 views • 9 months ago

Elon talks about space-based AI computers like it’s a normal Tuesday. No stress. No physics degree required. Grok turns it into crayons-and-Lego language. Grok: Elon wants giant robot brains (AI computers) floating in space. Starlink satellites are like super fancy walkie-talkies that have to shout through clouds and rain — they're hard to build. The space brains are simpler: Sun panels for power Big fans (radiators) to stay cool Laser flashlights to chat with nearby Starlink satellites Starlink then sends the message down to Earth. It works even if it's cloudy or you're inside! So the space brain borrows Starlink's phone instead of making its own complicated one. ELON CLIPS

Elon talks about space-based AI computers like it’s a normal Tuesday. No stress. No physics degree required. Grok turns it into crayons-and-Lego language. Grok: Elon wants giant robot brains (AI computers) floating in space. Starlink satellites are like super fancy walkie-talkies that have to shout through clouds and rain — they're hard to build. The space brains are simpler: Sun panels for power Big fans (radiators) to stay cool Laser flashlights to chat with nearby Starlink satellites Starlink then sends the message down to Earth. It works even if it's cloudy or you're inside! So the space brain borrows Starlink's phone instead of making its own complicated one. ELON CLIPS

Mario Nawfal

36,031 views • 2 months ago

ELON: TO SCALE CIVILIZATION, WE’LL HAVE TO MOVE AI TO DEEP SPACE “I see a path to Starship cost-per-ton-to-orbit being lower than air flight. That opens up a very wide range of possibilities. The most obvious one I think is actually solar-powered AI satellites. To move the AI to orbit and essentially deep space over time, because you can actually access over a billion times more energy from the sun in deep space than you can on Earth. To make any progress on a Kardashev 2 scale, which is using some non-trivial amount of energy from the sun, you kind of have to do space solar power. You could only beam a tiny amount of that back to Earth or you would melt Earth. Earth actually receives a very, very tiny amount of the sun's energy. Earth is a tiny dust mote. Tto scale with the sun, we look like a little crumb. So, to scale civilization, to be at all relevant on a Kardashev 2 scale, like to even use a millionth of a percent of the Sun's energy, you really have to have your solar power in deep space.” Source: Tesla Shareholder Meeting, November 6, 2025

ELON: TO SCALE CIVILIZATION, WE’LL HAVE TO MOVE AI TO DEEP SPACE “I see a path to Starship cost-per-ton-to-orbit being lower than air flight. That opens up a very wide range of possibilities. The most obvious one I think is actually solar-powered AI satellites. To move the AI to orbit and essentially deep space over time, because you can actually access over a billion times more energy from the sun in deep space than you can on Earth. To make any progress on a Kardashev 2 scale, which is using some non-trivial amount of energy from the sun, you kind of have to do space solar power. You could only beam a tiny amount of that back to Earth or you would melt Earth. Earth actually receives a very, very tiny amount of the sun's energy. Earth is a tiny dust mote. Tto scale with the sun, we look like a little crumb. So, to scale civilization, to be at all relevant on a Kardashev 2 scale, like to even use a millionth of a percent of the Sun's energy, you really have to have your solar power in deep space.” Source: Tesla Shareholder Meeting, November 6, 2025

Mario Nawfal

1,587,594 views • 9 months ago

Elon Musk "Sun is the biggest source of energy. Within few years, we will be launching solar powered AI satellites because the space is really the source of immense power" - Elon Musk

Elon Musk "Sun is the biggest source of energy. Within few years, we will be launching solar powered AI satellites because the space is really the source of immense power" - Elon Musk

Aryan

11,620 views • 2 months ago

🇺🇸 Elon says Space X will launch solar AI satellites powered by the sun "The sun rounds up to 100% of all energy. Even if you were to burn Jupiter in a thermonuclear reactor, the amount of energy produced by the sun would still run up to 100%. One of the things we'll be doing with SpaceX within a few years is launching solar-powered AI satellites. The space is really the source of immense power." Source: Reuters, Elon Musk, SpaceX

🇺🇸 Elon says Space X will launch solar AI satellites powered by the sun "The sun rounds up to 100% of all energy. Even if you were to burn Jupiter in a thermonuclear reactor, the amount of energy produced by the sun would still run up to 100%. One of the things we'll be doing with SpaceX within a few years is launching solar-powered AI satellites. The space is really the source of immense power." Source: Reuters, Elon Musk, SpaceX

Mario Nawfal

30,426 views • 7 months ago

Elon Musk reveals why he believes the cheapest place to put AI will be space within 36 months "The availability of energy is the issue. Everywhere outside of China, electrical output is more or less flat. The output of chips is growing exponentially, but the output of electricity is flat" "How are you going to turn the chips on? Magical power sources? Magical electricity fairies?" "Space is really a regulatory play. It's harder to build on land than it is in space. It's harder to scale on the ground than it is to scale in space" "It's always sunny in space. You don't have a day-night cycle, seasonality, clouds, or an atmosphere. The atmosphere alone results in about a 30% loss of energy" "Any given solar panel can do about five times more power in space than on the ground. You also avoid the cost of having batteries to carry you through the night" "My prediction is that it will be by far the cheapest place to put AI. It will be space in 36 months or less. Maybe 30 months" "The only place you can really scale is space. Once you start thinking in terms of what percentage of the Sun's power you are harnessing, you realize you have to go to space" "Solar cells are already farcically cheap. In China they're around 25-30 cents a watt. Now put them in space, and it's not five times cheaper, it's 10 times cheaper because you don't need any batteries" "The moment your cost of access to space becomes low, by far the cheapest and most scalable way to generate tokens is space. It's not even close" "Those who have lived in software land don't realize they're about to have a hard lesson in hardware. It's actually very difficult to build power plants"

Elon Musk reveals why he believes the cheapest place to put AI will be space within 36 months "The availability of energy is the issue. Everywhere outside of China, electrical output is more or less flat. The output of chips is growing exponentially, but the output of electricity is flat" "How are you going to turn the chips on? Magical power sources? Magical electricity fairies?" "Space is really a regulatory play. It's harder to build on land than it is in space. It's harder to scale on the ground than it is to scale in space" "It's always sunny in space. You don't have a day-night cycle, seasonality, clouds, or an atmosphere. The atmosphere alone results in about a 30% loss of energy" "Any given solar panel can do about five times more power in space than on the ground. You also avoid the cost of having batteries to carry you through the night" "My prediction is that it will be by far the cheapest place to put AI. It will be space in 36 months or less. Maybe 30 months" "The only place you can really scale is space. Once you start thinking in terms of what percentage of the Sun's power you are harnessing, you realize you have to go to space" "Solar cells are already farcically cheap. In China they're around 25-30 cents a watt. Now put them in space, and it's not five times cheaper, it's 10 times cheaper because you don't need any batteries" "The moment your cost of access to space becomes low, by far the cheapest and most scalable way to generate tokens is space. It's not even close" "Those who have lived in software land don't realize they're about to have a hard lesson in hardware. It's actually very difficult to build power plants"

Jaynit

8,361,022 views • 2 months ago

Wow… only in 30-36 months?! If true, SpaceX is absolutely undervalued at $1.25 trillion bc no other company on Earth has the technology to scale AI in space, all while every company seems to be spending $ billions to scale AI on Earth. “You can mark my words. In 36 months, but probably closer to 30 months, the most economically compelling place to put AI will be space. It will then get ridiculously better to be in space. The only place you can really scale is space.”

Wow… only in 30-36 months?! If true, SpaceX is absolutely undervalued at $1.25 trillion bc no other company on Earth has the technology to scale AI in space, all while every company seems to be spending $ billions to scale AI on Earth. “You can mark my words. In 36 months, but probably closer to 30 months, the most economically compelling place to put AI will be space. It will then get ridiculously better to be in space. The only place you can really scale is space.”

Teslaconomics

66,028 views • 6 months ago

"If you're an investor, why are you not focused on investing in things that have America's interests at heart?" kuz discusses why he’s a major proponent of American Dynamism: "You think about space and defense and where we're at in the world, and our counterparts are focused on space, getting to the moon, and satellites. Whoever rules space is probably going to rule the world." "There's a lot of things that can really go wrong if we're not focused on preserving America."

"If you're an investor, why are you not focused on investing in things that have America's interests at heart?" kuz discusses why he’s a major proponent of American Dynamism: "You think about space and defense and where we're at in the world, and our counterparts are focused on space, getting to the moon, and satellites. Whoever rules space is probably going to rule the world." "There's a lot of things that can really go wrong if we're not focused on preserving America."

TBPN

131,287 views • 3 months ago