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Space ExploredTheresa Cross

Orbital Data Centers: Why the Space Industry Is Betting on In‑Orbit Cloud Infrastructure

The concept of 'orbital data centers'—cloud computing and AI infrastructure hosted in Earth orbit—is gaining traction across the space industry as operators, cloud providers and satellite firms explore moving compute and storage off‑Earth to exploit near‑constant solar power, vacuum cooling and new on‑orbit assembly techniques.

2025-12-27T11:58:54.253611-08:00
Spaceflight NowWill Robinson-Smith

SpaceX to launch Italy’s Cosmo‑SkyMed Second Generation FM3 from Vandenberg in final Falcon 9 mission of 2025

By Spaceflight Now: ![](http://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251226_COSMO-SkyMed_SG_FM3.jpeg) Update Dec. 27, 2:28 p.m. EST (1928 UTC): SpaceX adjusted the T-0 liftoff time.

2025-12-27T06:00:25.663470-08:00
Universe TodayAndy Tomaswick

Kirigami-enabled Solar Sails: Using Structural Cuts to Control and Turn Sailcraft

By Universe Today: Solar sails have some major advantages over traditional propulsion methods - most notably they don’t use any propellant. But, how exactly do they turn? In traditional sailing, a ship’s captain can simply adjust the angle of the sail itself to catch the wind at a different angle.

2025-12-27T03:54:23.461136-08:00