The Download: making drugs in orbit and NASA’s nuclear-powered spacecraft

1 Sam Altman claims Elon Musk tried to seize control of OpenAI

Altman said Musk initially wanted 90% of the equity. (AFP)

+ And that control should go to his children when he dies. (BBC)

+ Altman also accused Musk of twice trying to end its non-profit status. (NPR)

+ Musk’s motivations for the suit are under scrutiny. (MIT Technology Review)

2 Google and SpaceX are in talks to launch data centers into orbit

SpaceX could join Suncatcher, Google’s orbital data center project. (WSJ $)

+ The project’s first launch is slated for early 2027. (Guardian)

+ Anthropic and SpaceX have also discussed orbital data centers. (Wired $)

+ But there are a few hurdles to overcome. (MIT Technology Review)