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Sophia Space and Redwire to work together to develop orbital data center infrastructure
SAN FRANCISCO — Sophia Space and Redwire Corp. announced an agreement Sept. 30 to work together to address development and deployment of scalable, space-based computing infrastructure.
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Sophia Space and SLI agree on $300 million financing for 10-satellite edge-computing constellation
PARIS – Sophia Space and aerospace leasing specialist SLI announced a $300 million financing framework Sept. 14 for a 10-satellite edge-computing constellation.
SpaceX confirms plans to launch Starlink satellites on next Starship mission
A SpaceX executive confirmed the next flight of the company’s Starship rocket will carry its first orbital payloads, setting the stage for work on direct-to-device and orbital data center systems.
FCC to draw line under constellation environmental review exemption
The FCC is poised to cement its longstanding practice of excluding constellations from environmental reviews, amid an unprecedented wave of proposals covering more than a million orbital data centers.
Star Catcher signs power-beaming deal with Aethero
Star Catcher Industries, a company developing power-beaming technology for satellites, has signed an agreement with Aethero to provide power for its future space computing systems.
Nvidia joins Starcloud’s $250 million orbital data center funding round
Starcloud has raised $250 million to accelerate its orbital data center constellation plans from investors including Nvidia, which is also backing SpaceX as the race to deploy AI computing infrastructure in space gains momentum.
Think tank warns Europe’s orbital compute gap is widening
Europe risks becoming dependent on foreign orbital computing infrastructure as U.S. companies and China’s government-led push accelerate the development of space-based data centers, according to the European Space Policy Institute.
Rules of the road needed for orbital data center constellations
As companies develop large constellations of orbital data center satellites, experts say now is the time to start thinking about some critical space safety topics and rules of the road.
Sophia Space and Caltech claim patent for space data centers
SAN FRANCISCO – Sophia Space announced the award July 30 of a patent, shared with the California Institute of Technology, covering large, modular space-based data centers.
Environmental groups urge FCC to pause orbital data center applications
Environmental and scientific groups are calling for a halt to processing orbital data center applications, arguing the rush to move computing infrastructure into space has raised the stakes in a broader push for more megaconstellation…
Perovskite solar panel startup Verde Technologies shifts focus to space
Verde Technologies is turning to space to commercialize perovskite-based solar panels, shifting its initial focus away from rooftops in a bet that the thin-film material can help power orbital data centers and other large constellations.
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