Catapult
Elon Musk is planning a satellite factory on the Moon, complete with a giant catapult for launching satellites into space. This ambitious project highlights a divergence in future AI infrastructure strategies.
About Catapult
Catapult refers to a historical siege engine used for launching projectiles, with modern technological applications.
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1-Year High: 100% on 2025-10-25
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- Catapult Engagements Surge: (40%) Catapult engagements have dramatically increased by 223% above the daily average, reaching [--] million, despite a low number of mentions.
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- Catapult Mentions Near 52-Week Low: (32%) The number of mentions for 'catapult' is approaching its lowest point in the past year, indicating reduced public discussion.
Top Catapult News
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"Elon Musk's latest scheme is a satellite catapult on the Moon With his newfound focus on the Moon Elon musk is making some wild new plans"
News Link @engadget 2026-02-11T11:38Z 2.3M followers, [----] engagements
"Indias big growth pivot: From boosting to building Hindustan Times Growth strategy outlined in recent policy pitches and the Union budget could catapult India to the next level of prosperity amidst the global churn"
News Link @htTweets 2026-02-11T07:35Z 8.2M followers, 31.5K engagements
"Elon Musk Wants to Build an A.I. Satellite Factory on the Moon - The New York Times In a meeting with employees at his company xAI Mr. Musk revealed a vision for a facility that includes a giant catapult to launch his satellites into space"
News Link @nytimes 2026-02-11T02:09Z 52.9M followers, 146K engagements
"Deni Avdijas unexpected rise to NBAs new breakout star and Israels greatest player ever - The Athletic The foundation of Deni Avdija's rise was set in Israel. His catapult into stardom took place in a closed-door meeting in Portland"
News Link @nytimes 2026-01-21T13:41Z 52.9M followers, 18.6M engagements
Top Catapult Social Posts
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"Its hilarious watching LeBron fans try to use this to catapult him ahead of Michael Jordan in the GOAT debate. They know that there is no possible way he catches him for basketball reasons so theyre desperate 😂😂 (@TheBubbaArmy)"
X Link @Hero_OfThe_Day 2026-02-16T19:50Z [----] followers, 10.3K engagements
"I got bridle launches in the T-2 Buckeye (USS JFK) and the TA-4J Skyhawk (USS Lexington). Don't ask me what it was like or how it worked. At that point in your carrier aviation career your brain is shrunk to the size of a pea and I had NO idea what the deck crews were doing around my jet at the catapult. I DO recall that the T-2 didn't have a nose-wheel steering system so you had to steer it by differential braking to cock the nose wheel back and forth (on land). On the boat a brave Sailor hooked up a tiller bar to the nose wheel to steer you into place. It was drilled into our head to NOT"
X Link @RSE_VB 2026-02-16T16:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"It's a large catapult that can launch drones with weight up to a hefty [---] kg. Much larger than any catapult we had seen in contract / tender notices so far. and most definitely not what CGS was seen standing nearby back in January (his tweet). That one is far far smaller"
X Link @Gabriel64869839 2026-02-16T16:25Z 18.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Why are guys scared of this for the dunk contest The biggest stars used to do the dunk contest and it would catapult them to bigger stardom. And now DAME AND STEPH SET IT UP OMGGGGGGG https://t.co/T7dUTKK9AK DAME AND STEPH SET IT UP OMGGGGGGG https://t.co/T7dUTKK9AK"
X Link @Imman_Adan 2026-02-16T16:23Z 11.8K followers, [----] engagements
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