SpaceNews.com
• John David Callison, Joseph Minafra
Editorial: The governance gap for orbital data centers—certification as the missing prerequisite to scale
Orbital data centers can’t scale on momentum alone: after more than two decades of watching industries grow, the missing link is certification that makes on-orbit sourcing, supply chains, and operating architectures predictable, certifiable, and repeatable. Without formal governance, deployment velocity will remain constrained by uncertainty.
