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SpaceX begins hiring for orbital datacenters

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SpaceX started hiring for orbital AI data centers, while Blue Origin pivoted to an interim Blue Moon Mk-1.5 lander to race for the lunar surface.

Reporting date: 2026-02-08 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to February 8, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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SpaceX begins hiring for orbital datacenters
Innermost Loop KB — secondary record
Reporting date: 2026-02-08
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-02-08-spacex-hires-for-orbital-datacenters
Claim: SpaceX started hiring for orbital AI data centers, while Blue Origin pivoted to an interim Blue Moon Mk-1.5 lander to race for the lunar surface.
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- Welcome to February 8, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-february-8-2026
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