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Elon Musk Admits Moon Robot Plans Sound 'Totally Nuts' as SpaceX Shares Tank on Debut Earnings

SpaceX's earnings report reveals strong revenue but heavy AI spending, causing shares to drop. Elon Musk shifts focus to ambitious plans for Moon factories, sparking investor debate.

International Business Times UK · Aug 5

SpaceX aims to use rockets to quickly transport cargo across the Earth and into orbit – moves that would expand the global cargo system

You might think about rockets as powerful vehicles that blast astronaut crews and robotic missions off into space. But what if they could be used to send cargo from one side of the Earth to the other, in a fraction of the time it would take a plane? The company…

The Conversation · Aug 5

SpaceX rocket stage believed to have slammed into Moon, NASA to collect data

The 4-tonne part poses no risk to Earth, but it has revived the debate on space debris ahead of major space exploration missions like Artemis III.

Euronews · Aug 5

Elon Musk says SpaceX will exclusively use Nvidia GPUs 'because they are the best' — says optimized Vera Rubin NVL72 will be launched into space next year

Elon Musk's SpaceX and xAI will exclusive use Nvidia AI accelerators for training and inference as companies believe Vera Rubin is the best AI compute architecture available today.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 5

SpaceX rocket crashes on the Moon — joins a surprising list of objects humans have left on the lunar surface

A SpaceX rocket has crashed on the Moon's surface. This event adds to the growing collection of human-made debris on the lunar landscape. Decades of missions have left behind equipment and discarded rocket stages from various space programs. Recent years have seen an increase in unintended crashes from lunar exploration…

The Economic Times · Aug 5

4-ton, school-bus-size SpaceX rocket stage crashes into the Moon at 5,400 mph after drifting through space for months. Here’s what scientists hope to learn

A 4-ton SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage drifting through space since 2025 was expected to crash into the Moon at 5,400 mph, raising fresh questions about lunar space junk. The school-bus-size rocket stage was expected to slam into the Moon's western limb, potentially kicking up a plume of lunar dust.

The Economic Times · Aug 5

The real reason SpaceX shares are tanking after out-of-control rocket smashes into moon

The first financial report released by Elon Musk’s space and AI firm is having a bigger impact back on Earth

The Independent UK · Aug 5

S&P Futures Gain on Hopes for U.S.-Iran Deal; SpaceX and AMD Sink After Earnings

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU26) are up +0.37% this morning, signaling a new record high for the benchmark index as hopes for a U.S.-Iran deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz continue to buoy sentiment.

Barchart · Aug 5

School-bus-size object from SpaceX rocket believed to have crashed into moon's Einstein Crater

A discarded second stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was expected to crash into the Moon early Wednesday after drifting in space since a January 2025 lunar mission. The 4-tonne rocket body, travelling at about 8,690 kmph, was projected to strike the Moon's Einstein Crater, though confirmation of the…

The Economic Times · Aug 5

SpaceX Is 'Exclusive to Nvidia' for All Future AI Systems on Earth and in Space, Musk Says

SpaceX's stock dropped nearly 10% despite a surge in Q2 revenue and AI earnings. Explore the impact of rising AI capital expenditure and the upcoming insider share-lockup expiry on the stock market.

International Business Times UK · Aug 5