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SpaceX replaces AI data centre head amid staff exits and outages, pushing to stabilise operations

SpaceX has put Starlink executive Michael Nichols in charge of AI data centre operations, as key staff continue to leave and some facility outages have disrupted AI model training. The company has promoted fast buildouts and lower costs, but reliance on temporary equipment and below-target uptime has drawn scrutiny. SpaceX is shifting staff internally and hiring to fill gaps while pursuing capacity goals and supporting major compute customers such as Google and Anthropic.

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SpaceX to cut Florida Starlink launches to about 2 a month from 8 to 9

SpaceX will sharply reduce launches from Florida for the rest of this year, effectively ending Starlink missions there and continuing Starlink launches mainly from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California until Starship is deployed. Ars Technica reported the Florida cadence could fall to about two launches a month from 8 to 9. A SpaceX vice president said the latest Falcon 9 launch was the last scheduled Florida Starlink mission for now.

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Elon Musk bets 100 billion dollars on Louisiana as SpaceX builds giant Starbase

SpaceX plans to invest $100 billion to build a large space launch complex in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, replicating and expanding its Texas Starbase. Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said the project includes a Starship factory and launch pads. SpaceX targets a 2027 start and a 2029 first launch, while the state development agency offered a later timeline. The plan includes job creation, but environmental issues on Pecan Island could be a key challenge.