Elon Musk on SpaceX: Moon-base ambitions and an AI supercomputer hiring push
Two posts from Elon Musk on August 1: a Moon base "will be even more epic", and SpaceX is recruiting talent to build AI supercomputer clusters on and off Earth.
August 1, 2026 at 8:57 PM UTC
Elon posted about SpaceX's lunar ambitions: replying to astronaut Don Pettit's long-exposure photo taken from the ISS, he said a Moon base "will be even more epic".
Quoting @astro_Pettit's photo of star trails shot from the International Space Station.
The Moon base will be even more epic
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 1, 2026 at 8:57 PM UTC
August 1, 2026 at 12:46 AM UTC
Elon posted (and pinned) a SpaceX recruiting call: the company is hiring engineering and skilled-trades talent to build and operate "the most powerful AI supercomputer clusters on & off Earth".
Pinned post on his profile.
SpaceX is hiring exceptional engineering & skilled trades talent to build & operate the most powerful AI supercomputer clusters on & off Earth. If interested, please email 3 bullet points demonstrating evidence of exceptional ability & your resume to datacenters@spacex.com.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 1, 2026 at 12:46 AM UTC
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