When satellites become AI agents, space data centers become the next AI frontier

Space-based data centres operating as autonomous AI agents are moving from theoretical to feasible, with the European Commission-backed ASCEND project and major tech firms exploring orbital compute. The shift changes enterprise infrastructure strategy: satellites will need to process data in orbit rather than transmit everything to Earth, creating a new layer between cloud and edge computing.

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