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SpaceX AI revenue tops all its other revenue in September 2026
“The wild thing is that probably our AI revenue, not probably, definitely our AI revenue will exceed all oth…”
Elon Musk promised SpaceX demonstrates full Starship reusability in 2026 by the end of 2026. It hasn't happened yet, with 80 days left.
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“And I think it's, I think, I think unless we have some very major setbacks, SpaceX will demonstrate full reusability next year, catching both the booster and the ship and being able to deliver over 100 tons to a useful orbit.”
— Elon Musk · Sep 7, 2025 · All-In Summit (September 7, 2025), video, ~00:21:07 00:21:07 ↗
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 00:21:07 — ALL-IN SUMMIT (SEPTEMBER 7, 2025), VIDEO, ~00:21:07
The fine print
Interview-checklist transcript mine 2026-10-12 (allin-summit-2025-musk). Quote copied from the saved transcript research/transcripts/ema/allin-summit-2025-musk.md (ASR; bracketed words are ASR fixes); ~00:21:07 in the video.
The Progression
Sep 7, 2025
The promise: “And I think it's, I think, I think unless we have some very major setbacks, SpaceX will demonstrate full reusability next year, catching both the booster and the ship and being able to deliver over 100 tons to a useful orbit.” · All-In Summit (September 7, 2025), video, ~00:21:07 00:21:07 ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Pending · 80 days left. Still waiting.
At the 2025 All-In Summit Elon Musk said that, barring major setbacks, SpaceX would demonstrate full reusability in 2026, catching both the booster and the ship and putting over 100 tons into a useful orbit.
Receipts
LAST CHECKED 2026-10-12- [VIDEO] All-In Summit (September 7, 2025), video, ~00:21:07 @ 00:21:07
- [TRANSCRIPT] All-In Summit, September 7, 2025 — Elon Musk Archive transcript @ 00:21:07
SpaceX’s record
Delivered
31
38% of resolved claims delivered.
Missed
50
Deadline passed, still no-show.
More Starship and SpaceX rocket predictions
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