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Nov 2
East Money
Musk predicts: orbital computing power will far exceed ground computing power by 2029
On October 31, Musk posted a prediction on X that the monthly deployment volume of near-Earth orbit AI and cloud computing processing capacity will exceed ground computing power around the end of 2028, and will greatly exceed it in 2029, and said that ground computing power is negligible compared with orbital computing. SpaceX has applied to build an orbital data center constellation of up to 1 million satellites, operating at altitudes of 500 to 2,000 kilometers; Google's Suncatcher project and Blue Origin's Project Sunrise are also advancing similar plans.
Cailian Press
Musk predicts: by 2029, near-Earth orbit AI compute will far exceed ground-based compute
Musk posted a prediction on X that the monthly deployment volume of orbital computing may surpass ground-based compute around the end of 2028, and will substantially exceed ground-based compute in 2029, stating that "compared with orbital computing, ground-based compute is simply negligible." SpaceX has applied to build an orbital data center constellation of up to 1 million satellites, operating at altitudes of 500 to 2,000 kilometers and transmitting data in coordination with the Starlink network. Google's Suncatcher project sent its first experimental spacecraft into orbit in October, and Blue Origin has also submitted its Project Sunrise plan for up to 51,600 data center satellites.
Oct 31
Phoenix Technology
Musk predicts: space AI computing power will far exceed ground computing power by 2029
Musk tweeted a prediction on the X platform that by 2029, the AI and cloud computing processing capacity deployed in low Earth orbit will far exceed ground computing power, and said that by 2028, the monthly new deployment of orbital computing power will already surpass ground computing power. Google's "Suncatcher" project sent its first experimental spacecraft into orbit in October, while Blue Origin submitted its "Project Sunrise" plan to deploy up to 51,600 data center satellites.