SpaceX partners with Germany's SINGULUS to build solar lines for Starmind satellites

SpaceX is pushing forward Starmind, a space AI computing satellite project. The satellites run on solar power, handle computing tasks in space, and send results back to Earth through laser links and the Starlink network. Its first public design is called AI1.

SpaceX has signed a major supply contract with German solar equipment maker SINGULUS to bring in a full HJT solar cell production line. The deal is about manufacturing equipment and processes, not ready-made cells. The first line is set to be delivered in the first half of 2027, and both sides plan to add more lines.

HJT technology combines crystalline silicon with ultra-thin amorphous silicon films to cut power loss. SpaceX Starlink SVP Mike Nichols said the deal gives the Texas factory a path to make solar cells for the satellites. As satellite production speeds up, capacity will grow to support over 100 GW of production equipment.