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fromEngadget
1 week ago

Orbital AI data centers could work, but they might ruin Earth in the process

At the start of the month, Elon Musk announced that two of his companies - SpaceX and xAI - were merging, and would jointly launch a constellation of 1 million satellites to operate as orbital data centers. Musk's reputation might suggest otherwise, but according to experts, such a plan isn't a complete fantasy. However, if executed at the scale suggested, some of them believe it would have devastating effects on the environment and the sustainability of low Earth Earth orbit.
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fromBusiness Matters
1 week ago

NATO Innovation Fund backs SatVu with 30m investment to scale thermal intelligence

SatVu secured £30m, including NATO Innovation Fund backing, to scale a UK-built multi-satellite thermal imaging constellation for persistent activity intelligence.
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fromFortune
3 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

SpaceX seeks FCC nod to build data center constellation in space | Fortune

fromFortune
3 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

SpaceX seeks FCC nod to build data center constellation in space | Fortune

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fromFortune
2 months ago

A SpaceX IPO could be the largest public offering of all time-and Elon Musk's biggest headache | Fortune

A SpaceX IPO could value the company near $1.5 trillion and fund Starship, satellite expansion, and orbital AI infrastructure while creating significant management challenges.
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from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

Rocket Lab's $554M Revenue Dwarfs AST SpaceMobile's $18M Despite Identical $30B Valuations

Retail sentiment for AST SpaceMobile and Rocket Lab cooled to neutral (53) in December despite ASTS's earlier hype and Rocket Lab's stronger operational performance.
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fromArs Technica
3 months ago

Meet Project Suncatcher, Google's plan to put AI data centers in space

Free-fall linked-satellite data centers require kilometer-scale station keeping, radiation-tolerant consumer TPUs for multi-year operation, prototype launches, and much cheaper launch costs.
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fromArs Technica
5 months ago

Pentagon begins deploying new satellite network to link sensors with shooters

The Space Development Agency launched the first 21 Tranche 1 satellites to establish a missile-tracking and data-relay layer integral to the Pentagon's Golden Dome defense.
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fromTESLARATI
10 months ago

Germany Joins the Starlink Alternatives Club

Germany's Bundeswehr is developing its own satellite constellation for independent communications to reduce reliance on foreign systems.
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