Стартап у сфері космічної сонячної енергетики Aetherflux офіційно долучився до створення орбітальних дата-центрів. 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.
Вже наступного року компанія планує запустити невеликий супутник (на ракеті каліфорнійської компанії 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, покликаного подолати обмеження земної енергетики та різке зростання енергоспоживання ШІ. У квітні цього року Aetherflux залучила $50 млн у раунді Series A для розвитку свого сузір’я SBSP. 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