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Alan Boyle
Alan Boyle
@alanboyle@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

#Starcloud has been in the news for training the first #AI model in #space, but now the Seattle-area startup's CEO is laying out a grander vision that involves gigawatts of space-based #power and billions of dollars. https://www.geekwire.com/2025/starcloud-power-training-ai-space/ #datacenters #orbit

GeekWire

Starcloud plans its next power plays after training first AI model in space

Space startup's CEO talks about putting tens of thousands of satellites in orbit to serve as networked data centers.
The founders of Starcloud in white suits: Philip Johnston, Ezra Feilden and Adi Oltean
The founders of Starcloud in white suits: Philip Johnston, Ezra Feilden and Adi Oltean
The founders of Starcloud in white suits: Philip Johnston, Ezra Feilden and Adi Oltean
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Joseph Shoer
Joseph Shoer
@jpshoer@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

@alanboyle For comparative reference, the International Space Station is a 100 kW-class spacecraft. So that gives you an idea of the solar array and radiator size required to manage that power level.

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Alan Boyle
Alan Boyle
@alanboyle@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 16 hours ago

@jpshoer I think Starcloud plans to network thousands of satellites, each with its own radiator, rather than having One Big Data Center in space. Will that network be scalable? I guess time will tell.

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