#orbitaldatacenters — Public Fediverse posts

Star Catcher raises $65 million for space power grid

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/star-catcher-raises-65-million-for-space-power-grid/

The opportunity beyond orbital data centers

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/the-opportunity-beyond-orbital-data-centers/

Starcloud seeks more orbital data center funding shortly after unicorn status

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/starcloud-seeks-more-orbital-data-center-funding-shortly-after-unicorn-status/

And so now billionaire Jeff Bezos decides that he, too, needs to jump into the #OrbitalDataCenters game and so Blue Origin files with the FCC to launch 52,000 satellites 🤦‍♂️

https://www.wsj.com/tech/blue-origin-formally-enters-race-to-develop-data-centers-in-space-d7fefa00

(How is your blood pressure doing, @sundogplanets ?)

#LEOs #Space #Internet

Starcloud files plans for 88,000-satellite constellation

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/starcloud-files-plans-for-88000-satellite-constellation/

With attention on orbital data centers, the focus turns to economics

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/with-attention-on-orbital-data-centers-the-focus-turns-to-economics/

Beware the hyperbole machine! Big Tech is now proposing building data centers in orbit. Musk and Bezos are leading the charge - but they are NOT the only players.

Proponents of orbital data centers suggest they gain advantages by tapping limitless solar energy, deal with the challenges related to heat/cooling, while avoiding the environmental and public-health consequences of building them on earth.

Critics contend that the expense and technological complexity of putting data centers in the unforgiving environment of space makes the idea impractical.

SpaceX and Blue Origin are not the only proponents, Google is looking at this space as are Aetherflux, Lonestar Data Holdings, and Axiom Space. https://gizmodo.com/spacex-hypes-2026-ipo-with-predictable-ingredient-ai-in-orbit-2000697922 #Space #OrbitalDataCenters #AI #DataCenters #Hyperbole #BigTech #Musk #Bezos #BlueOrigin #SpaceX #Google #Suncatcher #Satellites #AIDataCenters

SpaceX launches fourth Bandwagon rideshare mission

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/spacex-launches-fourth-bandwagon-rideshare-mission/