AI’s Energy Crisis Pushes Data Centers to Space as Industry Giants Race for Orbital Computing

Artificial intelligence is driving computing demand to levels that strain terrestrial power and cooling infrastructure, pushing strategists to consider orbiting data centers. Sophia Space, unveiled at the AIAA SciTech Forum in Orlando, proposes a modular, passively cooled orbital architecture that cuts cooling energy from 92% to 8%. By rejecting heat directly into space, it could transform AI’s energy footprint.