Space-Based Data Centers Promise Unlimited AI Power — But Could Choke the Planet They’re Meant to Serve

Space-Based Data Centers Promise Unlimited AI Power — But Could Choke the Planet They’re Meant to Serve

As artificial intelligence workloads strain the limits of terrestrial infrastructure, a bold and controversial idea has gained traction among tech entrepreneurs and aerospace engineers: launching data centers into orbit. The concept, which sounds ripped from science fiction, is being pursued by real companies with real funding. But a growing chorus of scientists and environmental researchers warns that the cure could prove worse than the disease…

Orbital Data, Niche Markets Give Space Solar a New Shimmer

The face of space-based solar power (SBSP) is changing due to surging interest in in-space industry and data centers. While some companies are racing toward these new opportunities, others are sticking with the technology’s original goal of powering life on Earth. “Using space for power purposes has fundamentally changed, just in the past few years. It went from pie-in-the-sky science fiction…to now, when there’s not only a resurgence of interes…