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Elon Musk is pushing to build data centers in space. But they won’t solve AI’s power problems anytime soon
August 13, 2026
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Elon Musk is pushing to build data centers in space. But they won’t solve AI’s power problems anytime soon
As a result, orbital data centers would also need large onboard batteries to smooth out power fluctuations, said Josep Miquel Jornet, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Northeastern University.