Baiju Bhatt, co-founder of space solar startup Aetherflux and Robinhood Financial, shared insights at the TechCrunch Disrupt 2018 summit in San Francisco. Aetherflux is pioneering space-based data centers, planning to launch its first satellite in early 2027 as part of its “Galactic Brain” constellation. These orbiting data centers are seen as a solution to the growing demand for space and energy by AI data hubs on Earth. Major tech firms are exploring these space data centers to overcome physical and power constraints faced on the ground.
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