Space solar energy startup Aetherflux has officially joined the creation of orbital data centers. The company will join SpaceX, Amazon and other players, who are looking for ways to take energy-intensive computing for artificial intelligence beyond Earth.
9 December 2025 of the year Aetherflux announced, that in the first quarter 2027 year will lead to a low Earth orbit (LEO) its first orbital data center node called "Galactic Brain". Additional satellites are planned to be deployed in the future to increase productivity. The California startup will use constant solar power and radiative cooling to enable high-density computing in space. According to an Aetherflux representative, the node will use optical intersatellite communication channels and new relay networks, which will ensure continuous availability at the level of ground servers.
Already next year, the company plans to launch a small satellite (on the rocket of the California company Apex), which will wirelessly transmit energy from low orbit to Earth using infrared lasers. This approach differs from classical concepts of space solar energy (SBSP), which involved giant platforms in geostationary orbit with microwave energy transfer.
The Aetherflux announcement comes amid a global boom in orbital computing, designed to overcome the limitations of the earth's energy and the sharp increase in energy consumption of AI. In April of this year, Aetherflux attracted $50 million in a Series A round to develop its SBSP constellation. The project has already attracted the attention of the military as a means of supplying energy to remote or conflict zones. The US Department of Defense allocated funds to the company to demonstrate energy transfer from low orbit.
Source: https://spacenews.com