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Elon Musk's SpaceX Poured $7.7 Billion Into AI Last Quarter. Here's the Bet Behind Its Widening Losses.

The rocket company's IPO prospectus shows where the money is really going.

Elon Musk's SpaceX Poured $7.7 Billion Into AI Last Quarter. Here's the Bet Behind Its Widening Losses.

Published July 9, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

In the first quarter of 2026, SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) spent $7.7 billion building out AI infrastructure. That was more than three-quarters of the company's entire $10.1 billion capital budget for the period.

That is a staggering bet.

Details

Will the gamble be worth it? Or is it setting up SpaceX to burn cash faster than the business can replace it?

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