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Rocket manufacturer Space Exploration Technologies Corp. is expanding beyond aerospace and into a business dominated by Big Tech, as the company explores leasing AI computing power to the U.S. government.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Elon Musk's SpaceX and the Pentagon are discussing a leasing agreement under which the company would rent computing capacity from its data centers, allowing military and intelligence agencies to run AI models on SpaceX's infrastructure.

Neither SpaceX nor the Defense Department has commented on the potential deal. But if it moves forward, SpaceX would essentially enter a market already served by Microsoft Corporation, Amazon.com, Inc., Alphabet Inc's Google and Oracle Corp — all of which provide cloud infrastructure to the Pentagon under the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability program.

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The Pentagon is already one of SpaceX's largest customers. The company launches national security missions, provides military satellite communications through Starlink and supports missile-tracking initiatives. Leasing AI computing power would deepen that relationship, expanding SpaceX's role from delivering physical infrastructure to providing the computing infrastructure that powers artificial intelligence.

For investors, that marks another step in the company's evolution.

SpaceX has steadily diversified beyond launch services through Starlink, turning connectivity into a major business. AI computing could become another high-growth revenue stream as demand for compute continues to outpace supply.

Unlike the launch industry, where SpaceX has established a commanding lead, AI infrastructure is one of the most competitive markets in technology.

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Microsoft's Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and Oracle have spent years building cloud platforms for enterprise and government customers. A Pentagon AI compute deal would place SpaceX alongside those hyperscalers rather than traditional aerospace and defense contractors.

That shift reflects a broader trend across the AI industry. As computing power becomes one of the world's most valuable resources, the lines between aerospace, cloud computing and artificial intelligence are beginning to blur.

The reported talks also suggest SpaceX's AI ambitions extend beyond government work. The Wall Street Journal said the company already leases computing capacity to commercial AI customers, including Google, Anthropic and Reflection AI.

If a Pentagon agreement materializes, it could reinforce a broader transformation already underway. SpaceX wouldn't simply be competing to launch the government's satellites or connect its troops—it would also be competing to power the AI systems that increasingly shape military operations, putting it in direct competition with some of the world's largest cloud providers.

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