Google sees orbital AI data centers reaching cost parity with terrestrial ones by mid-2030s
McDonaghMatthew · x · 2026-09-25
Per the New York Times, Google estimates that as launch prices fall, orbital AI data centers will cost roughly the same as terrestrial ones by the mid-2030s — signaling space-based compute is moving from sci-fi toward cost feasibility.
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