SpaceX’s 1M AI Satellites Will Create Space Junkyard, Experts Warn
… These orbital data centers will live between 550 and 1,000 kilometers from Earth. …
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Millions of Satellites, but Who's in Charge? It's a Wild West in Space
… And those numbers don't account for the data center boom coming to space. On Jan. 30, SpaceX filed an application with the FCC to launch "a million satellites that operate as orbital data centers." Last week, Amazon's Blue Origin filed for its own 50,000 orbital data center constellation . …
The Artemis II Moonshot Deserves Your Awe, and Your Closer Attention, Too
… Musk, in his February announcement, also wrote of "launching a million satellites that operate as orbital data centers." AI data centers in space is a fever dream having a moment: Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, now the most valuable company in the world because its chips are powering the AI revolutio… …
Anthropic and Elon Musk Strike Unexpected Data Center Deal
… In the era of data center backlashes, Anthropic also announced in February that it has pledged to cover the costs of energy price increases driven by data center activity. …
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope Is Ready to Start Its Cosmic Survey
… "Engineers are currently packing Roman up for a voyage from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, down to the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida later this month." Once at the launch site, the telescope will undergo a detailed inspection to verify that it sustained no dam… …
Artemis II Was a Rousing Success, So What's Next for NASA?
… NASA is researching everything from lunar landing spots to nuclear power, all while sending various missions, landers and research technology to gather as much data as possible. …
SpaceX IPO Live: Elon Musk Is a Trillionaire, and the Rest of Us Aren't
… But orbital data centers aren't without risk. …