SpaceX Gigasat factory (Image credit: SpaceX) SpaceX has announced a new 11-million-square-foot Gigasat factory in Bastrop, Texas, dedicated to building the infrastructure needed to achieve the company's orbital data center goal . In an internally conducted interview posted on X on June 8, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confirmed that the facility is expected to begin producing complete "AI satellites" by 2027. The company is targeting 1 gigawatt (GW) of orbital AI compute capacity by the end of next year, with plans to scale that figure by an order of magnitude annually thereafter. Go deeper with TH Premium: AI and data centers During the interview, Musk unveiled the build and specs of the proposed AI1 satellite, the company’s take on orbital data centers. The satellite will span roughly 70 meters (229.66 feet), with a massive solar array — generating power at a density of 250 W/m² — making up the bulk of the structure.…