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AI & Enterprise
Four essential conditions for launching space data centers
SpaceX has proposed putting up to 1 million data centers into low Earth orbit, but cooling, radiation, space debris and the costs of launch and orbital assembly must be overcome before it can be realised, MIT Technology Review reported. Space-based data centres would need large radiators to shed heat, while radiation can cause bit flips and permanent damage. Low Earth orbit congestion and re-entry debris are also concerns, and the economics remain uncertain.
AI & Enterprise
Blue Origin joins race to build space data center network
Blue Origin, founded by Jeff Bezos, is pushing to build a space data center network made up of more than 50,000 satellites, TechCrunch reported on Thursday. The company has asked the U.S. Federal Communications Commission for approval, aiming to reduce energy burdens from ground data centers and process computing directly in space. Blue Origin plans a separate satellite network, Terrawave, to support data-satellite communications.
Industry
Energy risks grow amid global war, space data centres draw attention
Energy supply risks in the Middle East following the U.S.-Iran war are raising uncertainty over securing electricity for land-based data centres, prompting interest in orbital data centres as an alternative AI infrastructure. Power demand from data centres is projected to surge by 2030, while costs and regulatory constraints complicate expansion on the ground. Falling launch costs and new solar and cooling technologies are seen as improving feasibility, alongside moves by Nvidia, Google and others.
