Can orbital data centers help justify a massive valuation for SpaceX?
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Summary
SpaceX's confidential IPO filing targets a $1.75 trillion valuation with a $75 billion raise, buoyed by plans for orbital data centers. This trend includes a Y Combinator startup, Starcloud, which recently raised $170 million to become a unicorn, and competition from Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin and Amazon's Leo network. The move addresses both engineering hurdles in space and social resistance to Earth-based data centers.