COLORADO SPRINGS – Sophia Space will begin deploying edge compute nodes on Kepler Communications satellites in late 2026, under a strategic pact announced April 13. Through the partnership, Sophia Space […]

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‘Comet Mini’ and ‘Comet XL’ target energy-intensive missions

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Phantom Space has acquired satellite thermal hardware provider Thermal Management Technologies to bolster development of its planned Phantom Cloud orbital data center constellation.

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Here’s the version of the orbital data center story you keep reading: Elon Musk says space will be the cheapest place to run AI within 36 months. LoneStar announces plans for a lunar data center. […]

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Starcloud has raised $170 million to accelerate development of its next-generation spacecraft, reaching a $1.1 billion valuation as it awaits permission to deploy an 88,000-strong orbital data center network.

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SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk revealed more technical, but not financial, details about his company’s plans to deploy an orbital data center constellation.

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Blue Origin is the latest company to propose an orbital data center system, filing plans for a constellation of up to 51,600 satellites.

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An orbital data center startup is seeking approval from the Federal Communications Commission for a constellation of as many as 88,000 satellites.

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Orbital and lunar data centers are often framed as engineering challenges or launch economics problems. Those matter, but they are not the limiting factor. The real bottleneck is the absence […]

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SAN FRANCISCO – Sophia Space raised $10 million in seed funding to accelerate development of space-based edge computers and orbital data centers. “The $10 million round is a validation that […]

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While Viasat has no plans to join the rush to deploy orbital data centers, the satellite operator sees a role providing the communications links needed to connect such systems with users on Earth and other spacecraft.

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SpaceX has acquired xAI, an artificial intelligence company also run by Elon Musk, as part of his effort to develop orbital data centers.

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One of the biggest questions in the tech sector has been if AI is the future, where does all the infrastructure go? Some space industry leaders — including Elon Musk […]

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SpaceX is seeking Federal Communications Commission approval for a satellite constellation of unprecedented scale intended to function as an orbital data center.

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Planet, a company best known for providing geospatial intelligence through its constellation of imaging satellites, sees a significant opportunity in developing orbital data centers for artificial intelligence.

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Low Earth orbit is undergoing the fastest expansion in its history. However, the nature of the payload is changing. We are moving past simple “bent-pipe” communication relays — where a […]

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Space-based solar power startup Aetherflux has thrown its hat into the emerging market for orbital data centers, joining SpaceX, Amazon and others exploring ways to move energy-hungry artificial intelligence compute off Earth.

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As the space industry explores orbital data centers to meet growing demands for sovereignty, resilience and sustainability, one critical lens remains underutilized: cost. Not just launch cost or CapEx; but […]

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Europe must move quickly to craft a large-scale strategy for space-based data centers or risk ceding a potential pillar of future digital infrastructure to global competitors, according to the European Space Policy Institute.

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SpaceX launched the fourth in its series of rideshare missions to mid-inclination orbits Nov. 2, carrying payloads that included technology demonstration satellites for space stations and orbital data centers.

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