Not so long ago, “cloud regions” were just dots on terrestrial maps: clusters of servers parked next to cheap electricity, cold air and willing regulators.
Now, a new set of dots is being sketched—this time in orbit.
In the past few weeks, a handful of announcements have moved “space-based data centres” from science-fiction slide decks into the early stages of an industry. US startup Aetherflux has unveiled Galactic Brain, a plan to deploy solar-powered AI data-centre satellites from 2027 onwards. Blue Origin has been quietly working on orbital AI data-centre technology for more than a year,
