#Orbital

SpaceX's IPO filing reveals that orbital AI data centers hinge on acquiring vastly more chips than currently exist, with Terafab as an uncertain fix. The company admits its plans could fall short amid supplier limits and unstable partnerships.…

Elon Musk and SpaceX are exploring AI data centers in orbit, but the idea reveals a much bigger problem: AI is running into Earth’s limits.

From Polygon RSS Feed: Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo's mysterious new sci-fi movie just got a massive update

From Dev.to - datascience: How the Gannon G5 Solar Storm Pushed the World’s Largest Satellite Constellation to Its Limits

Rome wasn’t built in a day, and a city on Mars is likely going to take even longer to build than Rome itself. At the time of the first Martian colonists, it is likely that the entirety of humanity’s industrial capacity, including the infrastructure to…

From Dev.to - ai: When in Doubt, Go Up: Orbital Data Centers and the Limits of Architectural Imagination

I have a question about LUMO (Lowest Unoccupied Molecular Orbital), and specifically how Br₂ works as a LUMO. My understanding is that an empty antibonding orbital accepts electrons, but I don’t get how this is specific to Br₂ and why this doesn’t apply…

From Reddit - r/electronicmusic: In Sides by Orbital was released 30 years ago today.

From Gizmodo: Astronomer Finds a Shortcut to Mars by Following an Asteroid’s Journey Through Space

China’s Orbital Chenguang secured major credit lines for space-based data centers as AI demand strains power, land, and cooling capacity.

US Space Command reveals Russia has shifted co-orbital ASAT weapons from tests to operations, with Nivelir satellites shadowing US spy assets. Gen. Whiting warns of nuclear risks too, as wargames game out orbital Armageddon.

It turns out that even after studying our solar system in depth and discovering more than 6,100 exoplanets across more than 4,500 exoplanetary systems, not all solar systems are created equal.…

SpaceX's pre-IPO filing exposes risks in Elon Musk's orbital AI data center plans, citing unproven tech and Starship dependencies amid a $1.75 trillion valuation push. Experts highlight radiation, cooling, and deorbit hazards.

In a pre-IPO filing, Elon Musk's company fessed up to the immense challenges and risks of putting AI in space.

Summary: SpaceX’s confidential S-1 pre-IPO filing warns that its orbital AI data centre plans “involve significant technical complexity and unproven technologies, and may not achieve commercial viability,” contradicting Elon Musk’s January claim at Davos…