SpaceX puts a Starship veteran in charge of its Memphis data centers
The organizational reshuffle comes as SpaceX races to expand its lucrative Colossus data centers in Memphis.
SpaceX has appointed Starship executive Kevin Holland to lead its Memphis data centers, according to a memo seen by BI. Holland will oversee the completion of six new phases of compute by the end of the year. Previously, Holland worked as a senior director at SpaceX's launch site in Cape Canaveral, focusing on Starship development.
The memo also noted that Wesley Salandro and Alexandra Noe, senior executives from SpaceX's Falcon rocket and Starlink divisions, would report directly to Holland. SpaceX operates two massive AI supercomputing clusters, known as Colossus, in Memphis and Mississippi, which are crucial for training and running the company's AI models and are a significant revenue source.
The elevation of these three SpaceX executives to oversee the Memphis data centers reflects the close relationship between SpaceX and its sister company, xAI, which merged with SpaceX in July.
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