SpaceX - thoughts of an 18-year old investor

From what I’m reading in their S-1, it seems that they want to take advantage of Tesla’s and Intel’s Terafab to create chips on demand when SpaceX would have a shortage (which can happen).

SpaceX in Focus: FAA, IPO Hype, Tesla Merger Talk

Musk has already folded xAI into SpaceX this year, establishing a clear consolidation precedent for investors. Tesla and SpaceX are now collaborating on Terafab, a large-scale chip manufacturing initiative.

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Simultaneously, the company is advancing more than six chip projects, including AI series, Dojo series, and SpaceX-specific chips, while also pursuing vertical integration involving photomask design, logic, memory chips, and advanced packaging processes. The scale of single-site integration is unprecedented in the industry. Time Pressure: Terafab's design cycle is only nine months, significantly shorter than the industry's typical 18- to 24-month development cycle, with complex designs

Can Intel Save America? | SemiWiki

Last month, Elon Musk said Tesla and SpaceX would rely on Intel for its enormous project to design, fabricate, and package next-generation chips, Terafab. And this month, The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple had reached an agreement to rely on Intel as a contract manufacturer of Apple-designed semiconductors—a first for the iPhone maker.

Intel Terafab Rally: 50% April Surge, $52 Stock [2026]

The Intel Terafab announcement, ... that includes SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI. Terafab plans two advanced semiconductor manufacturing facilities on a large-scale site in Austin, Texas....

What SpaceX Is Actually Worried About: Risk Factors From the S-1

The SpaceX S-1 risk factors reveal critical concerns: Starship dependency, one million satellites, untested orbital AI compute, regulatory investigations, orbital debris risks, $29B debt, Brazil precedent, nuclear wildcard, in-orbit refueling, government revenue, no insurance, Terafab not committed, copyright litigation, and Southaven lawsuit.