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A datacenter moratorium bill pushes compute toward orbit

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New York lawmakers introduced a datacenter moratorium bill as terrestrial resistance mounts, and Musk confirmed SpaceX's near-term focus is shifting to disassembling the Moon for AI data centers via mass drivers, delaying Mars for an uncrewed lunar landing in March 2027.

Reporting date: 2026-02-07 (not necessarily the event date)

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Musk puts orbit as the cheapest datacenter site within 36 months

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A datacenter moratorium bill pushes compute toward orbit
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Reporting date: 2026-02-07
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-02-07-moratorium-pushes-compute-to-orbit
Claim: New York lawmakers introduced a datacenter moratorium bill as terrestrial resistance mounts, and Musk confirmed SpaceX's near-term focus is shifting to disassembling the Moon for AI data centers via mass drivers, delaying Mars for an uncrewed lunar landing in March 2027.
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- Welcome to February 7, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-february-7-2026
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