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$19.6B — TechCrunch reported that SpaceX had total capital expenditures of $19.6 billion in the third quarter of 2026, as it continued to build out the Colossus II data center project and increase investment in Starship. (paid to unnamed vendors/contractors — this source doesn't disclose who specifically got the money)

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$19.6B — TechCrunch reported that SpaceX had total capital expenditures of $19.6 billion in the third quarter of 2026, as it continued to build out the Colossus II data center project and increase investment in Starship. (paid to unnamed vendors/contractors — this source doesn't disclose who specifically got the money)

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$19.6B — TechCrunch reported that SpaceX had total capital expenditures of $19.6 billion in the third quarter of 2026, as it continued to build out the Colossus II data center project and increase investment in Starship. (paid to unnamed vendors/contractors — this source doesn't disclose who specifically got the money)

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