Satellite   AI   Supply Chain   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Debris & Traffic Management  
Space Explored • Theresa 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
Satellite   Europe   North America   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space   Space Defense & Militarization  
Spaceflight Now • Will 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
Satellite   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Commercial Space  
Universe Today • Andy 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