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20251201 - AI data centres, IN SPACE! Why DCs in space can't work

Dec 1, 2025 · 9 min · 9.1 MB

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Sources:

Data centres in space? Jeff Bezos says it's possible https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/data-centres-space-jeff-bezos-thinks-its-possible-2025-10-03/
Exploring a space-based, scalable AI infrastructure system design https://research.google/blog/exploring-a-space-based-scalable-ai-infrastructure-system-design/
Starcloud-1 satellite reaches space, with Nvidia H100 GPU now operating in orbit https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/starcloud-1-satellite-reaches-space-with-nvidia-h100-gpu-now-operating-in-orbit/
Data centers gobble Earth's resources. What if we took them to space instead? https://grist.org/climate-energy/data-centers-gobble-earths-resources-what-if-we-took-them-to-space-instead/
Why we should train AI in space (PDF) https://starcloudinc.github.io/wp.pdf Starcloud-2 https://www.starcloud.com/starcloud-2
Datacenters in space are a terrible, horrible, no good idea https://taranis.ie/datacenters-in-space-are-a-terrible-horrible-no-good-idea/
Microsoft finds underwater datacenters are reliable, practical and use energy sustainably https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/sustainability/project-natick-underwater-datacenter/
Microsoft scrapped its 'Project Natick' underwater data center trial — here's why it was never going to work https://www.itpro.com/infrastructure/data-centres/microsoft-scrapped-its-project-natick-underwater-data-center-trial-heres-why-it-was-never-going-to-work

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