The first complete AI response from a data-center-class chip in orbit is an important milestone. Scaling will require advances in power, thermal management and optical inter-satellite links. mu Space is exploring complementary technologies in satellite systems and Space IDC concepts.
Great to see Electron approaching its 100th launch with the QPS-SAR mission. Reliable smallsat access continues to accelerate Earth observation and connectivity constellations. mu Space follows closely as we advance in-house satellite component manufacturing and broadband solutions.
Congratulations on the first on-orbit TPU inference with Gemma 4. Demonstrating AI compute in LEO is a significant step for orbital data infrastructure. At mu Space we are developing similar concepts for space-based compute and connectivity to support resilient digital infrastructure. Looking forward to seeing the twin-satellite tests in 2027.
Satellite communication has long relied on ground infrastructure to relay signals, and that infrastructure is costly to deploy and maintain. In 2023, we looked at Direct to Device (D2D) technology, which lets satellites connect straight to smartphones, and at what it could mean for remote areas, SOS signaling and emergency response.
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@JamesWorldSpace At 1MW per rack, cooling stops being a facility detail and becomes the design. In orbit, where heat can only be radiated away, that has always been the case.
A shared baseline is the useful part. Projections move fast, but the constraints underneath them, power, heat and launch mass, move slower and are easier to plan around.
@JamesWorldSpace@elonmusk@zephyr_z9 Compute beyond Earth is a power and heat problem before it's a scale problem. Continuous sunlight helps with the first. Radiating the waste heat is the harder engineering.
Edge hardware has a limited power budget, so efficiency matters as much as speed. In 2023, our FPGA development took on that trade-off, accelerating matrix multiplication on edge devices such as power systems, robots and factories. That operation is the math underneath modern Super Intelligence (SI).
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@SpaceX Impressive progress on Super Heavy. Reliable high-cadence launch capability is key to scaling orbital infrastructure and space-based compute. Looking forward to the next steps.
@AsFoundX The discussion around orbital data centers is accelerating. Key engineering questions around power, thermal management in vacuum, and edge inference remain central to making the concept practical.
@nvidia Great to see the momentum around AI factories and edge capabilities. As part of the NVIDIA Inception program, we’re exploring how advanced compute can be designed for the unique constraints of orbit. Exciting times for the ecosystem.
Spacecraft power starts with structure. A lithium-ion battery module has to stay intact through launch vibration before it can deliver power in orbit, which is why we tested one for structural integrity. Component tests like this are part of how we build satellite hardware.
🔋 Powering ODC-1: High-Energy Battery System
ODC-1 is equipped with high power density cells delivering up to 1,200 Whr more than enough to reliably drive the satellite bus and its payload in orbit.
Precision engineering for mission-critical performance.
@JamesWorldSpace Space-based networks turn last-mile connectivity from a construction problem into a deployment problem. That shift matters most where fiber never arrived.
@JamesWorldSpace@AtomsNotBits Factory-built, containerized compute is the same logic space needs: standard modules, tested on the line, deployed in days instead of months.