SpaceX Signs $30 Billion Computing Deal With Google In Landmark Tech Partnership

Alphabet Inc.’s Google has agreed to a multi-billion-dollar cloud computing deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX, under which it will pay approximately $920 million per month for computing capacity, amounting to nearly $30 billion over the duration of the contract through mid-2029, according to filings and company disclosures.

The agreement, which begins in October this year and runs until June 2029, marks one of the largest cloud infrastructure commitments involving a space and aerospace company, highlighting the growing convergence between artificial intelligence workloads and large-scale satellite and aerospace computing systems.

Under the terms of the deal, SpaceX will provide access to computing resources that include advanced hardware capabilities, with Nvidia chips expected to be part of the infrastructure. The contract includes a condition that allows Google to terminate the agreement if SpaceX fails to deliver the required chip-based access by September 30, subject to a one-month grace period.

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A Google Cloud spokesperson said the agreement is intended to help the company meet rapidly increasing demand for its artificial intelligence services, particularly its Gemini Enterprise platform. The spokesperson noted that AI-driven workloads have expanded beyond earlier projections, requiring additional short-term infrastructure capacity to support enterprise customers.

Google also disclosed that its cloud business backlog has surged to more than $460 billion, nearly doubling from the previous quarter, reflecting a significant pipeline of contracted but unrecognized revenue. The company has been expanding its data center footprint globally as competition intensifies in the AI infrastructure market.

For SpaceX, the agreement represents a significant step in diversifying revenue streams beyond its core aerospace and satellite operations. The company has been increasingly positioning itself as a provider of large-scale compute infrastructure, particularly through its expanding data center capabilities tied to Elon Musk’s broader artificial intelligence ecosystem, including xAI.

SpaceX has already signed similar agreements with other AI firms, including Anthropic, as it builds out its role in the high-demand compute market. The company has invested heavily in infrastructure projects in the United States, including facilities in Memphis, Tennessee, and expansion plans in Mississippi, aimed at supporting AI training and inference workloads.

Earlier disclosures indicated that Google held a 6.11% stake in SpaceX as of the end of 2025, with that figure likely adjusting to around 5% following structural changes linked to a merger involving Musk’s AI venture xAI. The evolving financial ties underscore the increasingly interconnected nature of major technology firms competing in the AI and cloud computing space. The deal reflects a broader industry trend in which major cloud providers are locking in long-term capacity agreements to secure access to scarce high-performance computing resources amid surging global demand for artificial intelligence applications.

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