Musk, though, known for betting on seemingly far-out theories and getting them to work, may finally be laying the groundwork to make data centres in space a reality. "Compute in space isn’t sci-fi anymore," said David Ariosto, the author and founder of space intelligence firm The Space Agency. Old idea meets new economicsAdvocates argue space-based data centres would be a cheaper alternative to data centres on Earth, thanks to constant solar energy and the ability to dump heat directly into space. Even with Musk's ambitions, data centres in space may not be achievable for another decade, some experts have said. Bombarding chips with radiationAmong the biggest challenges facing space data centres are radiation and cooling.

Source: The Edge Markets February 04, 2026 12:33 UTC