Elon Musk says he is taking over an old Spam factory and a gun range to expand his Colossus 2 AI complex
Elon Musk is expanding the Colossus 2 artificial intelligence complex by taking over a former Spam factory and a gun range. The new data center clusters, named Spam and Gun Range, are slated to become operational before 2027. Musk stated that his company and contractors are making good progress on the sites. The expansion aims to grow the infrastructure footprint and incorporate hundreds of thousands of Nvidia chips as part of a broader target to reach 1.2 million Blackwell GPUs. The development has also drawn local attention regarding the growing data center footprint.
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- β Elon Musk is taking over an old Spam factory and a gun range to expand his Colossus 2 AI complex.
- β Musk named the new AI facilities at the Colossus 2 campus Spam and Gun Range.
- β Musk wrote on X that Gun Range is tracking to be operational by the end of November and Spam in December.
What changed
Elon Musk announced the addition of two specific new sites, named Spam and Gun Range, to the Colossus 2 complex.
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Elon Musk Expands Colossus 2 AI Complex Into Spam Factory and Gun Range
Elon Musk is expanding the Colossus 2 artificial intelligence complex by taking over a former Spam factory and a gun range. The new data center clusters, named Spam and Gun Range, are slated to become operational before 2027. Musk stated that his company and contractors are making good progress on the sites. The expansion aims to grow the infrastructure footprint and incorporate hundreds of thousands of Nvidia chips as part of a broader target to reach 1.2 million Blackwell GPUs. The development has also drawn local attention regarding the growing data center footprint.
Why it matters
The expansion follows prior supercomputing development in the Memphis area tied to SpaceX and xAI facilities. These projects have prompted local discussions in surrounding communities like Southaven regarding the rapid growth of data center infrastructure. Musk recently noted that the compute capacity across these centers approaches China's entire national AI compute capacity.
What is confirmed
- Elon Musk is taking over an old Spam factory and a gun range to expand his Colossus 2 AI complex.
- Musk named the new AI facilities at the Colossus 2 campus Spam and Gun Range.
- Musk wrote on X that Gun Range is tracking to be operational by the end of November and Spam in December.
Still unconfirmed
- SpaceX is expanding Colossus 2 with the Gun Range and Spam clusters by adding over 400,000 Nvidia GB300 chips as Musk targets 1.2 million by year-end.
What to watch next
- Operational status of the Gun Range facility by the end of November 2026
- Operational status of the Spam facility in December 2026
- Further local official responses to the growing data center footprint in Southaven and Memphis
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