The Looming Risk of Too Many Satellites and Debris in Space

AI is spurring ever more data satellites in space. How humanity plans to deal with the clutter is still an open question.
Fast Company

Google’s Project Suncatcher could make the space debris problem a lot worse

Over the past few years, tech leaders have increasingly advocated for space-based AI infrastructure as a way to address the power requirements of data centers. In space, sunshine—which solar panels ...
The Conversation

Google’s proposed data center in orbit will face issues with space debris in an already crowded orbit

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence and cloud services has led to a massive demand for computing power. The surge has strained data infrastructure, which requires lots of electricity to ...