Orbital Aims for the Stars: Deploying Space-Based Data Centers for AI
Orbital has filed for FCC clearance to deploy 100,000 satellites for space-based AI data centers, aiming to leverage space cooling and SpaceX's launch cost reductions.
Orbital has filed for FCC clearance to deploy 100,000 satellites for space-based AI data centers, aiming to leverage space cooling and SpaceX's launch cost reductions.
Impulse Space secured $500 million to scale its orbital maneuvering and logistics business, emphasizing the importance of human engineering talent in building sustainable space infrastructure to compete in the growing LEO market.
SpaceX has secured $6.45 billion in U.S. Space Force contracts, including development for the 'Golden Dome' missile-tracking system, bolstering its position ahead of a pending IPO.
Blue Origin successfully reused its New Glenn booster but suffered a partial mission failure when the upper stage failed to deliver a customer satellite to the correct orbit.
NASA has successfully launched the Artemis II mission, sending four astronauts on a lunar flyby. While a major tech milestone, the mission brings into sharp focus international legal debates regarding the legitimacy of lunar bases under the Outer Space Treaty.