Space AI: Starcloud's Orbital Data Center
Update: 2025-12-10
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Starcloud, a Washington-based company, has launched a satellite with an Nvidia H100 GPU, marking a significant milestone for AI in space. The Gemma model, an open large language model by Google, is now running on this satellite, demonstrating the potential for orbital data centers. Starclouds CEO, Philip Johnston, believes these centers could help alleviate Earths digital infrastructure crisis. The Gemma model, upon activation, sent a message to Earth, proving the viability of space-based data centers. Starcloud plans to build a five-gigawatt orbital data center, offering lower energy costs and diverse applications. Despite challenges, the promise of limitless solar energy and massive computing power in space is driving companies to pursue these ambitious projects.
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