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Delian Asparouhov and Philip Johnston on making the case for orbital data centers
This episode of Space Minds is from SpaceNews’ recent event on orbital data centers. There, Jeff Foust talks with talks with Founders Fund’s Delian Asparouhov about why he’s warming to orbital data centers. And in…
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Starcloud’s path to 88,000 computing satellites
In November, Starcloud sent a small satellite called Starcloud-1 into orbit via a SpaceX launch. The 60-kilogram spacecraft was the first to carry a compute system with an NVIDIA H100 GPU. “It’s about 100 times…
Starcloud orders Starlink lasers for orbital data center network
Starcloud has ordered optical terminals from SpaceX to use Starlink as a global data-relay network for its future orbital data centers, deepening ties with the company it is counting on to launch full-size spacecraft.
The internet was ‘too expensive’ too
Every new infrastructure platform can look uneconomic at first. Early systems are often bespoke, supply chains immature and scaling doesn’t yet exist. The result: cost structures can appear daunting, if not irrational, when judged by…
Cowboy files plans for up to 20,000 orbital data centers
Cowboy Space has filed plans with the Federal Communications Commission for a 20,000-satellite “Stampede” orbital data center constellation, shortly after raising $275 million to develop rockets whose upper stages would serve as the computing platforms.
Star Catcher raises $65 million for space power grid
Star Catcher Industries, a company developing power-beaming technology for satellites, has raised $65 million to validate the technology in space.
Cowboy raises $275 million to build rockets with orbital data center upper stages
Cowboy Space, founded less than two years ago as Aetherflux to develop space-based solar power, has raised $275 million at a $2 billion valuation to build rockets with upper stages that would serve as data…
Anthropic to consider using SpaceX orbital data center satellites
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic will study use of orbital data centers being developed by SpaceX.
Riding the orbital data center wave
The orbital data center boom is promising opportunities well beyond the pioneers hoping to build colossal, AI-driven computing platforms in space. A mix of ventures developing novel space technologies are looking to ride a wave…
Pixxel pushes into orbital data centers for faster geospatial intelligence
Indian hyperspectral imaging startup Pixxel plans to test orbital data center technology on a pathfinder satellite designed to deliver geospatial intelligence directly from space.
The opportunity beyond orbital data centers
Investor attention is starting to shift toward ventures that could be enabled by orbital data centers, even as the massive computing networks proposed by SpaceX and others remain years from reality.
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