SpaceX's Ambitious Future: Mars Colonies and Space-Based Data Centers
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Marc Andreessen, Michael McGuiness
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This is the inaugural article of a new monthly series from a16z called "Profiles of the Future," written by Alex Danco. The piece profiles the future of the space industry through the lens of SpaceX and Elon Musk. It discusses Musk's ambitious compensation targets for SpaceX: a $7.5 trillion valuation with a permanent Mars colony of 1 million people, and operating space-based data centers drawing 100+ terawatts of power. The article explores themes of humanity's expansion beyond Earth, the intersection of space technology and energy infrastructure, and the long-term vision of becoming a multi-planetary species.
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· 4 pulledElon Musk's compensation package at SpaceX is structured around two targets.
The first award vests if the company reaches a valuation of $7.5 trillion and establishes a permanent human colony on Mars of at least one million people.
The second vests if SpaceX operates data centers in space that draw at least 100 terawatts of power, more than 1,000x the consumption of...
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