As rumors swirl about a SpaceX IPO, Elon Musk's rocket ship company makes an even bigger move.

Musk is combining rocket maker SpaceX with his AI startup, the largest tie-up in his expansive business portfolio.

Various analysis of the cost of AI Data Centers in space describe crossover points for AI data centers in space as $500/kg in launch or $250/kg in launch.

By Echo Wang and Joey Roulette Feb 2 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Monday that SpaceX has acquired his artificial-intelligence startup xAI in a record-setting deal that unifies Musk's AI and space ambitions by combining the rocket-and-satellite company with the maker of the Grok chatbot.

Musk’s merger of SpaceX and xAI turns a future IPO into a bet on space-based data centers and a $1.25 trillion vision for AI compute beyond the planet. Elon Musk is merging his rocket maker SpaceX with his artificial intelligence startup xAI in a deal that changes what a future SpaceX IPO represents.

The filing follows approval of Starlink’s Gen2 expansion and Elon Musk’s push to move AI infrastructure into orbit.

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Musk said getting all that AI and solar capacity in space will require about 10,000 launches a year—or a launch in less than an hour every day.