China joins race to develop space-based data centers with 5-year plan

Multiple companies are planning to develop space-based data centers, which would greatly increase the number of satellites in Earth orbit. (Image credit: ESA) By Julian Dossett, Published by Space.com, 5 February 2026 U.S. companies also plan to build solar-powered data centers in space as the market becomes crowded on Earth.

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The space company will reportedly build hundreds of satellites bearing Earth-imaging capabilities that can operate as a swarm in low orbits The space company will reportedly build hundreds of satellites bearing Earth-imaging capabilities that can operate as a swarm in low orbits Credit: Cheney Orr/Reuters

Musk’s mega-merger of SpaceX and xAI bets on sci-fi future of data centers in space

By Akash Sriram and Joey Roulette, Published by Reuters, 4 February 2026 Summary Space-based data centers face technical, economic and regulatory challenges Blue Origin and Google also explore space-based AI infrastructure SpaceX's structural advantages position it to shape orbital computing market Feb 4 (Reuters) - Seventy-five years ago, the idea

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Farewell to dark nights on Earth—California startup Reflect Orbital plans 4,000 space mirrors and sets off alarm bells among astronomers

By Sandra V,Published by Union Rayo, 26 December 2025 Imagine looking at the sky at night and finding out that part of the light you see doesn’t come from the moon… but from giant mirrors floating in space. It sounds incredible, right? Well, now a small company in California wants

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Multiple space companies join NATO’s DIANA defense accelerator

By Jason Rainbow, Published by Space News, 10 December 2025 TAMPA, Fla. — NATO has picked 150 companies from 24 of its member countries to join its Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) next year, including more than two dozen with ties to the space sector. Each company

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“They’re Calling It Starlink on Steroids”: Former Google CEO’s Secret Satellite Project Could Eclipse Musk’s Entire Space Network

Illustration of Eric Schmidt's vision for space-based data centers and Relativity Space's role in revolutionizing energy demands, generated by artificial intelligence. By Eirwen Williams, Published by Energy Reporters, 14 July 2025 Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, has taken the helm at Relativity Space, investing in its revolutionary vision to

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