SpaceX wants 1 million satellites for orbital AI data centers, I'm sure that is unnecessary but whatever.
In recent FCC filing, they show up to 1 million satellites turned into space-based compute clusters with constant solar power and laser-linked petabit speeds, completely bypassing Earth’s energy and compute limits for training monster models. BlackboxAI running on Vercel Sandbox already shows how agent infrastructure is maturing quickly; putting agents in orbit would be next-level. I love the sheer ambition but I don't think it’s necessary for future scaling, I also have concerns around space debris, and whether this only benefits the biggest players. Do you think orbital compute will make powerful AI more accessible or just concentrate it even more?
Posted Jan 31, 2026, 1:33 PM UTC
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