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Aetherflux Sets 2027 Launch for First 'Galactic Brain' Orbital Data Center, Lines Up 2026 Power-Beaming Test

The startup proposes space‑solar power beamed by infrared lasers to bypass Earth-based data center constraints.

A replica of the astronaut capsule is displayed at the Blue Origin site, on the day the Blue Origin's rocket New Shepard blasts off on billionaire Jeff Bezos's company's fourth suborbital tourism flight with a six-person crew near Van Horn, Texas, U.S., March 31, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Pierre Aguirre/File Photo
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An artist's impression of an Aetherflux satellite.

Overview

  • Aetherflux announced plans to deploy its first low Earth orbit compute node in the first quarter of 2027, with additional satellites to boost performance.
  • A 2026 demonstration mission from California’s Apex is intended to beam energy from orbit to the ground using infrared lasers.
  • The orbital node is designed to leverage continuous solar power, radiative cooling, optical inter-satellite links and relay networks to provide availability comparable to terrestrial servers.
  • The initial service targets AI inference and general-purpose compute with multi‑gigabit bandwidth and near‑constant uptime, and the company has not disclosed pricing.
  • Aetherflux reports venture backing and Department of Defense support for a power-beaming proof-of-concept as rivals including SpaceX, Amazon, Starcloud and Orbits Edge explore similar on-orbit compute strategies.