# Elon Musk wants to build AI satellite factories on the moon—and now SpaceX will compete for NASA’s $10 billion in contracts to build a lunar base

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1 outlet covering · First listed: Fortune, Nov 10, 2026, 12:17 PM · Read it: <https://fortune.com/2026/11/10/elon-musk-wants-to-build-ai-satellite-factories-on-the-moonand-now-spacex-will-compete-for-nasas-10-billion-in-contracts-to-build-a-lunar-base/>

NASA wants to put astronauts on the moon for the long haul, while SpaceX envisions industrializing it long-term.

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- Nov 10, 2026, 12:17 PM: [Elon Musk wants to build AI satellite factories on the moon—and now SpaceX will compete for NASA’s $10 billion in contracts to build a lunar base](<https://fortune.com/2026/11/10/elon-musk-wants-to-build-ai-satellite-factories-on-the-moonand-now-spacex-will-compete-for-nasas-10-billion-in-contracts-to-build-a-lunar-base/>) — Fortune (Magazine, United States)
  NASA wants to put astronauts on the moon for the long haul, while SpaceX envisions industrializing it long-term.