Google and Bezos Dreamed of It, SpaceX is Making It Happen: AI Satellites in Space Set to Launch in 2028
SpaceX plans to launch AI satellites in space by 2028, with initial tests set for 2027. The company aims to provide scalable data centers in orbit.
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SpaceX plans to conduct its first tests with data centers in space next year. This was promised by the responsible investors shortly before the upcoming IPO. Here’s what the aerospace company is planning.
The idea of relocating data centers to space is by no means new. Companies like Google and tech CEOs such as Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have toyed with the idea of placing AI data centers in Earth's orbit. At Musk's SpaceX, these plans now seem to be taking shape, according to a report from Reuters.
SpaceX Plans Data Centers in Space
According to reports, SpaceX aims to transport data centers into Earth's orbit in the coming years. The aerospace company has revealed further details in its documents for the upcoming IPO. These documents are intended to convince investors to buy SpaceX shares. It states that the company aims to be “well advanced” with its plans by “2028.”
By 2027, SpaceX reportedly plans to conduct initial demonstrations of the technology. It is still unclear whether the 2028 timeline includes further and possibly more extensive missions for demonstration or if initial data center satellites can already be utilized by customers.
Additionally, SpaceX claims in the documents that it is “the only company with a commercially viable path” to place data centers in space while offering scalability. To uphold the promise of scalability, SpaceX is said to have already applied to authorities to launch up to one million data center satellites into space.
With the vague timeline of 2028, SpaceX could be preparing for potential issues. For instance, the Starship V3 received a launch ban after a partially failed test. If problems persist over an extended period, the launch of the data centers in space would also be delayed. The same applies if there are issues in manufacturing the satellites.
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