Space Ops: Silicon Valley’s New Moonshot Is Orbiting AI Data Centers

Starcloud is planning 5-GW datacenters powered by 4 km. x 4 km. deployed solar arrays Credit: Starcloud

Starcloud is planning 5-GW data centers powered by 4 km x 4 km deployed solar arrays.

Credit: Starcloud
Elon Musk, chief executive of SpaceX, is never short of opinions or wild ideas. Recently, he has repeatedly laid out plans for an out-of-this-world concept: orbiting data centers for artificial intelligence (AI). But it is not just Musk musing about space-based computing: Alphabet, Amazon.com...
Garrett Reim

Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.

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