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Terafab is reported to be the first major external customer for the node. SpaceX is expected to handle high-volume manufacturing aspects, potentially via a technology licensing deal.", "eventDate": "2026-04-22", "dateLabel": "April 22, 2026", "category": "announcement", "sourceUrl": null, "isUpcoming": false, "isSuggested": false, "sortOrder": 5, "actor": "intel", "place": "austin", "thread": "partners", "significance": 3, "createdAt": "2026-04-23T05:43:16.566844Z", "updatedAt": "2026-07-12T01:56:51.730397Z" }, { "id": 5, "title": "Supplier Outreach Accelerates", "description": "Tesla and SpaceX staff aggressively contact major chip equipment suppliers — Applied Materials, Tokyo Electron, Lam Research, and Samsung — seeking quotes, delivery timelines, and priority access for etchers, photomasks, and substrates. 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The filing disclosed an initial investment estimate of $55 billion and a total project scope of up to $119 billion across all phases, with a goal of one terawatt of AI compute capacity per year.", "eventDate": "2026-05-06", "dateLabel": "May 6, 2026", "category": "milestone", "sourceUrl": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/06/spacex-may-spend-up-to-119-billion-on-terafab-chip-factory-in-texas/", "isUpcoming": false, "isSuggested": false, "sortOrder": 8, "actor": "spacex", "place": "grimes", "thread": "roadmap", "significance": 3, "createdAt": "2026-06-10T05:54:21.283025Z", "updatedAt": "2026-07-12T01:56:51.730397Z" }, { "id": 14, "title": "SpaceX S-1 Filing Reveals Full Terafab Scope — No Binding Deal Yet", "description": "SpaceX's full S-1 SEC filing described Terafab as a multi-phase, vertically integrated semiconductor manufacturing facility targeting one terawatt of compute hardware per year. Critically, the filing disclosed that the Tesla partnership remains in 'very early stages' with no binding financial terms, IP rights, or committed timelines — and that Terafab 'may be delayed or may not achieve its targets.'", "eventDate": "2026-05-20", "dateLabel": "May 20, 2026", "category": "milestone", "sourceUrl": "https://electrek.co/2026/05/20/spacex-s1-tesla-terafab-macrohard-not-done-deal/", "isUpcoming": false, "isSuggested": false, "sortOrder": 9, "actor": "spacex", "place": "dc", "thread": "money", "significance": 2, "createdAt": "2026-06-10T05:54:21.283025Z", "updatedAt": "2026-07-12T01:56:51.730397Z" }, { "id": 8, "title": "Grimes County Approves Tax Abatement for Terafab", "description": "Grimes County Commissioners voted 4-1 to approve a reinvestment zone designation and a full property tax abatement for the Terafab semiconductor facility at the Gibbons Creek Reservoir site. SpaceX will pay $10M upfront plus $20M annually for 35 years — clearing a critical regulatory hurdle for the $55B+ second Terafab site.", "eventDate": "2026-06-03", "dateLabel": null, "category": "regulatory", "sourceUrl": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/06/03/grimes-county-approves-reinvestment-zone-massive-spacex-project-still-considering-tax-breaks/", "isUpcoming": false, "isSuggested": false, "sortOrder": 10, "actor": "local", "place": "grimes", "thread": "regulatory", "significance": 3, "createdAt": "2026-05-31T00:48:38.773876Z", "updatedAt": "2026-07-12T01:56:51.730397Z" }, { "id": 17, "title": "Grimes County Releases Signed Terafab Agreement Documents", "description": "Grimes County released the executed tax abatement, economic development, and reinvestment-zone documents following the June 3 commissioners' vote — the first public look at the binding legal terms. At release the agreement still awaited SpaceX's countersignature.", "eventDate": "2026-06-05", "dateLabel": "June 5, 2026", "category": "milestone", "sourceUrl": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/06/06/grimes-county-officially-releases-spacex-terafab-agreement-documents/", "isUpcoming": false, "isSuggested": false, "sortOrder": 11, "actor": "local", "place": "grimes", "thread": "regulatory", "significance": 2, "createdAt": "2026-06-27T04:39:08.696753Z", "updatedAt": "2026-07-12T01:56:51.730397Z" }, { "id": 18, "title": "SpaceX Files Detailed Four-Phase Terafab Proposals with School Districts", "description": "Documents filed with Anderson-Shiro CISD and Iola ISD laid out Terafab's four-phase, $119 billion buildout, with Phase 1 alone proposing roughly $10.37 billion in investment. 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SpaceX is now legally bound to invest at least $5 billion by 2030 and create 1,800 jobs by 2035, paying $10 million upfront plus $20 million annually in exchange for the property-tax abatement.", "eventDate": "2026-06-23", "dateLabel": "June 23, 2026", "category": "milestone", "sourceUrl": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/06/23/spacex-officially-signs-terafab-tax-agreement-with-grimes-county/", "isUpcoming": false, "isSuggested": false, "sortOrder": 15, "actor": "spacex", "place": "grimes", "thread": "money", "significance": 3, "createdAt": "2026-06-27T04:39:08.696753Z", "updatedAt": "2026-07-12T01:56:51.730397Z" }, { "id": 22, "title": "Musk-Linked Firm Secures Grimes Land and Navasota River Water Rights", "description": "Reporting revealed that WIT TECH LLC, a company linked to Elon Musk, had quietly purchased about 2,796 acres in Grimes County — including a pump station on the Navasota River and a parcel of the river itself — one week before the county's tax vote. 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