Space data centers are being sold as a futuristic fix for AI’s exploding energy problem, but the engineering looks brutal.

SpaceX revealed its first generation of orbital data center satellite - dubbed AI1 - in a video posted to X late Monday. The reveal marks SpaceX's first step towards one of its biggest initiatives, ...

SpaceX has provided some details about its AI1 satellite, which it calls an orbital data center. The company provided updates about the size and power capacity of the system, ahead of a ...

As surging AI and compute demand pushes terrestrial data centers to their limit, space-based data centers can harness infinitely abundant solar energy in orbit thanks to Rocket Lab’s rapidly scalable ...

The ARAQYS-D3 mission by Dcubed will demonstrate the ability to manufacture a solar array 15 meters long in orbit. Credit: Dcubed BREMEN, Germany — German satellite component company Dcubed is moving ...

Jacksonville, Florida-based Redwire Corporation announced it completed the first deployment test of its roll-out solar arrays (ROSA) for the lunar Gateway space station. Redwire said the 60 kW ROSAs ...

The U.S.-based manufacturer of silicon solar PV technologies for space announced a project that requires it to manufacture, assemble and integrate 1 kW of solar cells and modules into a novel solar ...

WASHINGTON — Axiom Space has awarded a contract to Redwire to provide solar arrays for the first module of Axiom’s planned commercial space station. The companies announced Sept. 25 that Redwire will ...

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has developed technology to stiffen deployable structures on spacecraft, enabling autonomous spacecraft docking operations. SwRI is currently integrating the ...

Space-based solar power represents a transformative shift in renewable energy, capturing sunlight in orbit and transmitting electricity to Earth continuously. Orbiting photovoltaic arrays receive ...

Explore how space solar power and satellite energy could beam clean, continuous electricity from orbit to Earth, examining how it works, key benefits, and major challenges. Pixabay, WikiImages Space ...