Bezos bets on space-based data centers with Project Sunrise megaconstellation

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Blue Origin has filed with the FCC to pursue Project Sunrise, a megaconstellation of up to 51,600 satellites in sun-synchronous orbits (500–1,800 km) to host space-based data centers that would supplement terrestrial AI computing, joining ongoing industry pushes by SpaceX and Nvidia-backed teams in the race for orbital compute.
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- This is Jeff Bezos’s plan to rival Elon Musk in the race for space-based data centers MarketWatch
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