Elon Musk lands at Moffett Field after a SpaceX launch at Vandenberg

Elon Musk flew Gulfstream G550 N272BG from the Santa Ynez area to Moffett Federal Airfield on June 3, 2026, a 37-minute hop that touched down just before 4 p.m. local. The aircraft departed from a private strip near Vandenberg Space Force Base, where SpaceX had launched a Falcon 9 earlier that week, per the company’s public manifest.

Musk’s arrival in Silicon Valley comes as xAI, his artificial intelligence venture, is believed to be scaling up its Colossus supercomputer cluster and eyeing a new product demo this month, according to industry newsletters. The Bay Area remains the hub for xAI’s engineering team, and Musk has been spending more time there since stepping back from government efficiency work in May 2025.

This is not the first time Musk has shuttled between a SpaceX launch site and his tech headquarters. In 2024, a similar pattern emerged after Starship tests at Boca Chica, with his Gulfstreams frequently depositing him in San Jose or Moffett for Tesla and xAI meetings. The G550 is one of five jets he operates through Falcon Landing LLC, though the G650ER with tail N628TS is his primary ride.