{"id":32403,"date":"2025-12-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/?p=32403"},"modified":"2025-11-29T10:00:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T09:00:15","slug":"data-centers-in-orbit-the-ultimate-cloud-for-the-ai-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/en\/data-centers-in-orbit-the-ultimate-cloud-for-the-ai-era\/","title":{"rendered":"Data centers in orbit: the ultimate cloud for the AI era?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"32403\" class=\"elementor elementor-32403 elementor-32368\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4fbcc5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a4fbcc5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad2221e elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon-text elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"ad2221e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"The amount of power to run compute by 2045 will be the base power of the planet right now. The drain on resources is so high, you need to put that compute in space and use the power of the sun...that's a really good use of space to help save the planet.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Tom Mueller, employee #1 at SpaceX<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=%22The+amount+of+power+to+run+compute+by+2045+will+be+the+base+power+of+the+planet+right+now.+The+drain+on+resources+is+so+high%2C+you+need+to+put+that+compute+in+space+and+use+the+power+of+the+sun...that%27s+a+really+good+use+of+space+to+help+save+the+planet.%22+%E2%80%94+Tom+Mueller%2C+employee+&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fsalvadorvilalta.com%2Fen%2F%2Fen%2Fdata-centers-in-orbit-the-ultimate-cloud-for-the-ai-era%2F#1 at SpaceX\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-twitter\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M459.37 151.716c.325 4.548.325 9.097.325 13.645 0 138.72-105.583 298.558-298.558 298.558-59.452 0-114.68-17.219-161.137-47.106 8.447.974 16.568 1.299 25.34 1.299 49.055 0 94.213-16.568 130.274-44.832-46.132-.975-84.792-31.188-98.112-72.772 6.498.974 12.995 1.624 19.818 1.624 9.421 0 18.843-1.3 27.614-3.573-48.081-9.747-84.143-51.98-84.143-102.985v-1.299c13.969 7.797 30.214 12.67 47.431 13.319-28.264-18.843-46.781-51.005-46.781-87.391 0-19.492 5.197-37.36 14.294-52.954 51.655 63.675 129.3 105.258 216.365 109.807-1.624-7.797-2.599-15.918-2.599-24.04 0-57.828 46.782-104.934 104.934-104.934 30.213 0 57.502 12.67 76.67 33.137 23.715-4.548 46.456-13.32 66.599-25.34-7.798 24.366-24.366 44.833-46.132 57.827 21.117-2.273 41.584-8.122 60.426-16.243-14.292 20.791-32.161 39.308-52.628 54.253z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-label\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dc8fdf3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5dc8fdf3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3773213f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3773213f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What if the future of computing was not on Earth&#8230; but over our heads?<\/p>\n<p>The explosion of artificial intelligence is pushing our terrestrial data centers to the limit. Electrical power, water for cooling, physical space&#8230; everything is running short. And as we approach an energy bottleneck, a bold idea is starting to take hold: moving the cloud into space.  <\/p>\n<p>The spark for this exploration came from the article &#8220;AI &amp; Quantum&#8221; by Peter H. Diamandis (Metatrend #2, Nov. 25), which lays out a clear vision: the infrastructure that supports AI today is not scalable without rethinking everything. So I went diving&#8230; and found that there are already companies launching servers into space. Literally.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c1ba755 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c1ba755\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18a0f84b sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"18a0f84b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/iLNrYwx0th0?si=mKoKa7LOZWcLohPA&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77f091ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77f091ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2936b32b sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2936b32b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why upload data centers to space?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fafa4f8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fafa4f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20cf311 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20cf311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Uninterruptible solar power<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2735332d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2735332d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-450ff646 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"450ff646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In space, there is no night and no clouds: satellites can capture sunlight 24\/7. This enables data centers to operate on a constant power supply, without relying on the terrestrial power grid. According to the startup <a href=\"https:\/\/www.starcloud.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Starcloud<\/a>, orbital electricity could be up to 10 times cheaper than ground-based electricity.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-151d6ab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"151d6ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-968fa11 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"968fa11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/hKw6cRKcqzY?si=BW97utqpLTzFxGxv&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-442d309 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"442d309\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0c5790 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0c5790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Waterless cooling<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d875402 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d875402\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c866373 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c866373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Data centers consume millions of liters of water per day for cooling. In orbit, the vacuum acts as a natural radiator, dissipating heat into space without the need for cooling towers or water resources. An elegant and sustainable solution to an increasingly urgent problem.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a95cc26 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a95cc26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c70284a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c70284a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Expansion without physical limits<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-268ad0a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"268ad0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f498044 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f498044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On Earth, you need land, permits, power lines, and environmental regulations. In space, growth means launching more modules. No annoying neighbors or urban planning restrictions.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fb8ade e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0fb8ade\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed4bfe7 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed4bfe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reduced ecological footprint<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a79f966 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a79f966\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c43bd sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70c43bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An orbital data center does not use water, nor does it emit CO\u2082 during its operation. Except for the initial launch, its environmental impact is very low. And as reusable rockets (like Starship) improve, their costs are also falling.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eaee689 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2eaee689\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29ba0b12 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"29ba0b12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/starship_hero_d-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32371\" alt=\"Starship the Blog of salvador Vilalta\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/starship_hero_d-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/starship_hero_d-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/starship_hero_d-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/starship_hero_d-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/starship_hero_d-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/starship_hero_d-1290x725.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/starship_hero_d-840x473.jpg 840w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/starship_hero_d-410x231.jpg 410w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/starship_hero_d-270x152.jpg 270w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/starship_hero_d.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: SpaceX<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c53854 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"54c53854\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-385a45a1 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"385a45a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">So why don't we do it now?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-620639c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"620639c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaaff27 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aaaff27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cooling is still complicated<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f516064 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f516064\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34480f7 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34480f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While vacuum helps, dissipating heat on a large scale requires huge radiators and fine thermal management. One mistake and the chips overheat. There is no margin for failure up there.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a134b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a134b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab6bf07 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab6bf07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Space radiation<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f7d44e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f7d44e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-282eadd sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"282eadd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Outside the atmosphere, the components are exposed to cosmic rays, solar particles, and micrometeoroids. They need shielding, redundancy, and robust design to survive years of operating alone. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-529d72b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"529d72b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72eb27a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72eb27a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Launch cost and life cycle<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de24b3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7de24b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb95c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acdb95c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Launching kilograms into space is still expensive, even though prices have been declining every year. And you can&#8217;t &#8220;do maintenance&#8221;: if something fails, you have to replace the satellite. That&#8217;s why they are designed to last 3-5 years before being replaced by new versions.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c9c2c0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c9c2c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e436314 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e436314\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/starship_carousel3_card1_d-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32373\" alt=\"Starship booster first stage reuse\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/starship_carousel3_card1_d-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/starship_carousel3_card1_d-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/starship_carousel3_card1_d-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/starship_carousel3_card1_d-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/starship_carousel3_card1_d-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/starship_carousel3_card1_d-1290x725.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/starship_carousel3_card1_d-840x473.jpg 840w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/starship_carousel3_card1_d-410x231.jpg 410w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/starship_carousel3_card1_d-270x152.jpg 270w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/starship_carousel3_card1_d.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: SpaceX<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ce6c2d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ce6c2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faf97c1 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"faf97c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Latency and bandwidth<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c76f851 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c76f851\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-222ee2a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"222ee2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3364\" data-end=\"3559\">Uploading and downloading data to the space takes time. For massive AI training, it may work, but for real-time tasks (such as online games or trading), latency is still an obstacle. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c409ef9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c409ef9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51a258df sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51a258df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does this mean for AI?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46f8f67d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"46f8f67d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b47e7b7 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b47e7b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3605\" data-end=\"3864\">Space data centers could <strong data-start=\"3645\" data-end=\"3702\">free AI from terrestrial energy limits<\/strong>. For tasks such as training giant models, simulations, or big data analysis, this on-orbit solar computing may be just what we need. <\/p><p data-start=\"3866\" data-end=\"4044\">In addition, a new category would be born: the &#8220;orbital green cloud&#8221;. An AI service with a smaller ecological footprint, greater resilience, no need for permits or local infrastructure. <\/p><p data-start=\"4046\" data-end=\"4447\">Startups like <strong data-start=\"4060\" data-end=\"4073\">Starcloud<\/strong>, in partnership with <strong data-start=\"4090\" data-end=\"4100\">Crusoe<\/strong> and with support from <strong data-start=\"4116\" data-end=\"4126\">NVIDIA<\/strong>, are already testing satellites with next-generation GPUs. The vision is clear: in 10 years we could have <strong data-start=\"4243\" data-end=\"4314\">a constellation of data centers floating around the planet<\/strong>, processing AI in a clean and scalable way. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03d8b9c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"03d8b9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27487cb sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"27487cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/a4bd4fc5-928d-4796-ae6d-409ac5e5ac23_1260x709-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32378\" alt=\"Starcloud deployment recreation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/a4bd4fc5-928d-4796-ae6d-409ac5e5ac23_1260x709-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/a4bd4fc5-928d-4796-ae6d-409ac5e5ac23_1260x709-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/a4bd4fc5-928d-4796-ae6d-409ac5e5ac23_1260x709-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/a4bd4fc5-928d-4796-ae6d-409ac5e5ac23_1260x709-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/a4bd4fc5-928d-4796-ae6d-409ac5e5ac23_1260x709-840x473.jpg 840w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/a4bd4fc5-928d-4796-ae6d-409ac5e5ac23_1260x709-410x231.jpg 410w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/a4bd4fc5-928d-4796-ae6d-409ac5e5ac23_1260x709-270x152.jpg 270w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/a4bd4fc5-928d-4796-ae6d-409ac5e5ac23_1260x709.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Starcloud<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cbf67b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7cbf67b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-501f5be sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"501f5be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3605\" data-end=\"3864\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0px;\">Starcloud is a <\/span><em style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0px;\" data-start=\"17\" data-end=\"26\">startup<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0px;\">  based in Redmond that has set out to take data centers into space to solve AI&#8217;s biggest bottleneck: power. Its first satellite,   <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0px;\" data-start=\"189\" data-end=\"204\">Starcloud-1<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0px;\">launched in 2025, is a module weighing about 60 kg with a  <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0px;\" data-start=\"258\" data-end=\"277\">NVIDIA H100 GPU<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0px;\">  on board, capable of offering up to  <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0px;\" data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"347\">100 times more computing power<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0px;\">  than any previous space mission and running solely on solar power and vacuum radiation cooling.  <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0px;\">  The mission is still an &#8220;on-orbit laboratory&#8221; to validate that it is possible to operate data center hardware in extreme conditions, but its roadmap aims to  <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/wp_Starcloud.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0px;\" data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"708\">multi-gigawatt data centers<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0px;\"> powered by giant solar arrays and a public cloud in space, in collaboration with Crusoe, which plans to offer commercial GPU capability from orbit starting in 2027.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a35fa68 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a35fa68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfe0f73 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dfe0f73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"863\" src=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/starcloud-team-1024x863.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32380\" alt=\"Starcloud Team\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/starcloud-team-1024x863.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/starcloud-team-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/starcloud-team-768x648.jpg 768w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/starcloud-team-370x312.jpg 370w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/starcloud-team-840x708.jpg 840w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/starcloud-team-410x346.jpg 410w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/starcloud-team.jpg 1243w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Starcloud<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-224bb484 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"224bb484\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c10c63 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c10c63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"4502\" data-end=\"4682\">Moving our data centers up into space sounds radical, but it may be the most logical thing to do if we want to continue to scale artificial intelligence without depleting the planet&#8217;s resources.<\/p><p data-start=\"4684\" data-end=\"5050\">Yes, many challenges remain: heat, radiation, costs, regulation. But if we can solve them, we could be looking at <strong data-start=\"4798\" data-end=\"4857\">a new frontier of global digital infrastructure<\/strong>. And who knows&#8230; maybe in a few years, when you ask your AI assistant for something, you&#8217;ll be communicating with a server orbiting the Earth 500 km above, bathed in the eternal sun of space.  <\/p><p data-start=\"5052\" data-end=\"5136\">Will we see it soon? Everything points to yes. <br data-start=\"5093\" data-end=\"5096\">Is it worth betting on, and do you see it as a possibility? <\/p><p data-start=\"5052\" data-end=\"5136\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0px;\">Leave me your comments, I&#8217;d love to read them<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"5052\" data-end=\"5136\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0px;\">Have a good week!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15233e3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15233e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c34ab2d sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c34ab2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Sources:<\/b><\/p><ul><li data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"320\"><p data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"320\"><strong data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"280\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/@peterdiamandis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"278\">Data Centers in Orbit &#8211; Metatrend #2: AI &amp; Quantum (Peter H. Diamandis)<\/a><\/strong> <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/browse\/technology?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Substack<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"480\"><p data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"480\"><strong data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"440\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nvidia.com\/blog\/starcloud\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"327\" data-end=\"438\">How Starcloud Is Bringing Data Centers to Outer Space (NVIDIA Blog)<\/a><\/strong> <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nvidia.com\/blog\/starcloud\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">NVIDIA Blog<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"482\" data-end=\"757\"><p data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"757\"><strong data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"717\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.datacenterdynamics.com\/en\/news\/starcloud-1-satellite-reaches-space-with-nvidia-h100-gpu-now-operating-in-orbit\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"487\" data-end=\"715\">Starcloud-1 satellite reaches space, with Nvidia H100 GPU now operating in orbit (DataCenterDynamics)<\/a><\/strong> <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.datacenterdynamics.com\/en\/news\/starcloud-1-satellite-reaches-space-with-nvidia-h100-gpu-now-operating-in-orbit\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">DataCenterDynamics<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"759\" data-end=\"983\"><p data-start=\"762\" data-end=\"983\"><strong data-start=\"762\" data-end=\"943\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/aimmediahouse.com\/market-industry\/starcloud-wants-to-move-the-worlds-data-centers-to-space?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"764\" data-end=\"941\">StarCloud Wants to Move the World&#8217;s Data Centers to Space (AIM Media House)<\/a><\/strong> <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/aimmediahouse.com\/market-industry\/starcloud-wants-to-move-the-worlds-data-centers-to-space?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Aim Media House<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"1306\"><p data-start=\"988\" data-end=\"1306\"><strong data-start=\"988\" data-end=\"1266\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/en\/controllable-world-models-a-new-approach-to-agi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"990\" data-end=\"1264\">Crusoe to Become First Cloud Operator in Space Through Strategic Partnership with Starcloud (GlobeNewswire)<\/a><\/strong> <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2025\/10\/22\/3171162\/0\/en\/Crusoe-to-Become-First-Cloud-Operator-in-Space-Through-Strategic-Partnership-with-Starcloud.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">GlobeNewswire<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1308\" data-end=\"1647\"><p data-start=\"1311\" data-end=\"1647\"><strong data-start=\"1311\" data-end=\"1607\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.datacenterdynamics.com\/en\/news\/crusoe-to-deploy-in-starcloud-satellite-data-center-in-late-2026-offer-limited-gpu-capacity-in-space-from-2027\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1313\" data-end=\"1605\">Crusoe to deploy in Starcloud satellite data center in late 2026, offer &#8216;limited GPU capacity&#8217; in space from 2027 (DataCenterDynamics)<\/a><\/strong> <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.datacenterdynamics.com\/en\/news\/crusoe-to-deploy-in-starcloud-satellite-data-center-in-late-2026-offer-limited-gpu-capacity-in-space-from-2027\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">DataCenterDynamics<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1649\" data-end=\"1874\"><p data-start=\"1652\" data-end=\"1874\"><strong data-start=\"1652\" data-end=\"1834\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/datacentremagazine.com\/news\/how-will-crusoe-and-starcloud-build-data-centres-in-space?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1654\" data-end=\"1832\">How Will Crusoe and Starcloud Build Data Centres in Space? (Data Centre Magazine) <\/a><\/strong> <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/datacentremagazine.com\/news\/how-will-crusoe-and-starcloud-build-data-centres-in-space?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Data Centre Magazine<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1876\" data-end=\"2090\"><p data-start=\"1879\" data-end=\"2090\"><strong data-start=\"1879\" data-end=\"2050\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/energydigital.com\/news\/how-will-crusoe-and-starcloud-build-data-centres-in-space\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1881\" data-end=\"2048\">Crusoe and Starcloud&#8217;s Solar-Powered Data Centers in Space (Energy Digital)<\/a><\/strong> <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/energydigital.com\/news\/how-will-crusoe-and-starcloud-build-data-centres-in-space\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Energy Digital<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2092\" data-end=\"2324\"><p data-start=\"2095\" data-end=\"2324\"><strong data-start=\"2095\" data-end=\"2284\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/techstrong.it\/featured\/crusoe-and-starcloud-to-launch-ai-data-centers-in-space\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2097\" data-end=\"2282\">Crusoe to Become First Cloud Operator in Space Through Partnership with Starcloud (Techstrong)<\/a><\/strong> <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/techstrong.it\/featured\/crusoe-and-starcloud-to-launch-ai-data-centers-in-space\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Techstrong IT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2326\" data-end=\"2483\"><p data-start=\"2330\" data-end=\"2483\"><strong data-start=\"2330\" data-end=\"2443\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/spectrum.ieee.org\/nvidia-h100-space\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2332\" data-end=\"2441\">NVIDIA&#8217;s H100 GPU Takes AI Processing to Space (IEEE Spectrum)<\/a><\/strong> <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/spectrum.ieee.org\/nvidia-h100-space\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">IEEE Spectrum<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2485\" data-end=\"2713\"><p data-start=\"2489\" data-end=\"2713\"><strong data-start=\"2489\" data-end=\"2671\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/data-centres-space-jeff-bezos-thinks-its-possible-2025-10-03\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2491\" data-end=\"2669\">Jeff Bezos envisions space-based data centers in 10 to 20 years (Reuters)<\/a><\/strong> <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/data-centres-space-jeff-bezos-thinks-its-possible-2025-10-03\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Reuters<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2715\" data-end=\"2930\"><p data-start=\"2719\" data-end=\"2930\"><strong data-start=\"2719\" data-end=\"2888\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/aimagazine.com\/news\/jeff-bezos-why-space-could-be-the-future-of-ai-data-centres\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2721\" data-end=\"2886\">Jeff Bezos: Why Space Could be the Future of AI Data Centers (AI Magazine)<\/a><\/strong> <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! 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