'Reckless' Space-Based Data Centers Lack Environmental Review, Drawing Criticism

Environmental groups urge FCC to pause orbital data center applications

Environmental and scientific groups are calling for a halt to processing orbital data center applications, arguing the rush to move computing infrastructure into space has raised the stakes in a broader push for more megaconstellation oversight. The post Environmental groups urge FCC to pause orbital data center applications appeared first on SpaceNews.

'Reckless' space-based data centers lack environmental review, drawing criticism

Environmental and scientific organizations are banding together to demand federal environmental reviews of space-based data center projects, which plan to put more than a million new satellites in Earth orbit over the coming years. Over the last few months, a number of different companies have requested licenses from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to launch data centers into space. SpaceX's proposal alone requests licenses for …

Environmental Groups Urge FCC to Hit Pause on Orbiting Data Center Approvals

A coalition of groups petition the FCC to conduct an environmental review of the potential impact of space-based data centers as a growing number of companies move to build them.

Green Groups Urge FCC to Evaluate Ecological Impact of Data Center Constellations

Environmental groups are pushing the FCC to consider environmental issues when evaluating the multiple applications before the agency for data center satellite constellations. In a petition Wednesday, DarkSky International, Environment America and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility urged the commission...