@ARKInvest: SpaceX says over 90% of its future market is AI, not space. @DMaguireARK, ACA breaks down what that means: orbital data…
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ARKInvest reports that SpaceX claims over 90% of its future market is AI, focusing on orbital data centers and a potential $28.5 trillion market, with Starship as the key enabler.
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SpaceX says over 90% of its future market is AI, not space. @DMaguireARK, ACA breaks down what that means: orbital data centers, a potential $28.5 trillion Total Addressable Market (TAM), and why Starship is the only vehicle that can get there. https://t.co/S25qqcTynZ
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@FinanceYF5: 2/ The market isn't in launch. In SpaceX's S-1 estimates, AI-related TAM accounts for 90%+; enterprise applications alone are $22.7T. So this company is not talking about "how profitable launch services are," but about where the ceiling is for AI infrastructure.
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