# U.S.-China Space Race

Musk’s Orbital Factory: Starship’s Next Launch and the Quest for Space-Based AI Hegemony

Elon Musk has scheduled a new Starship launch for Thursday as part of a broader strategy to achieve 10,000 launches annually and deploy one terawatt of AI computing power in space. This rapid scaling signals a shift from exploration to the industrialization of space, intensifying the technological competition between the U.S. and China.