Tag: orbital-data-centers
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Phantom Space Acquires Thermal Tech for Orbital Data Centers
Can Phantom Space Compete in the Orbital Data Center Arms Race? Phantom Space has acquired a thermal management technology company to complete its vertically integrated approach to orbital data centers, positioning the Tucson-based startup to compete against established players in a market projected to reach $2.1 billion by 2030. The acquisition gives Phantom Space the…
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Orbital data centers, part 1: There’s no way this is economically viable, right?
Editor’s note: This is the first of three feature articles Ars is publishing to explore the financial, technical, and competitive dimensions of orbital data centers. Although the idea of putting data centers into space has long been discussed on a theoretical basis, the technology has rapidly become a red-hot topic. This series will attempt to…