A New Space Race: Data - Los Angeles Business Journal

A New Space Race: Data - Los Angeles Business Journal

When the Hawthorne-founded Space Exploration Technologies Corp. filed to go public in April, it said it would put as many as a million satellites in space – to host data centers. Yes, data centers. Data centers have become one of the most contested pieces of real estate in America. A growing list of space companies thinks the fix is to get them off the planet entirely. The impulse makes sense. A 2026 Gallup survey found that 70% of Americans opp…

Korea Launches Public-Private Space AI Framework

A view of the Korea AeroSpace Administration headquarters. The Korea AeroSpace Administration said it held the “9th Aerospace SOS Meeting” at Rebellions, an AI semiconductor design company, on Aug. 10 and gathered industry opinions on building a space data center. The meeting was intended to assess the technological capabilities of domestic companies and prepare practical support measures to ensure the successful establishment of a Korean-style …

The Potential of Space-Based Data Centers Is Huge. It's Not Enough to Make SpaceX Stock Appealing.

Despite facing tough competition and difficult logistical problems, SPCX is very expensive.