NASA chief backs space data centers as SpaceX targets 2027 for orbital AI compute
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-09-10
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman publicly endorsed moving AI compute into space, saying SpaceX targets 2027 for its first space-based data center.
On Fox Business: "You never want to bet against Elon Musk." He stressed orbital infrastructure can't be perpetually taxpayer-funded: "We are all about the orbital economy, and if that means taking the data centers to space, so be it." Official-level backing for orbital AI infrastructure.
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