Orbital Cloud: The Shift to Space-Based Data Infrastructure (eco.sapo.pt)

• Shift to orbital computing to bypass Earth-bound energy and cooling constraints.
• Strategic necessity for scaling large-language model training.
• Geopolitical implications for data residency and digital sovereignty.

"Tech giants are exploring orbital data centers to meet the exploding demand for AI processing. This pivot addresses terrestrial limits on energy consumption and cooling while creating a new frontier for data infrastructure that resides beyond traditional national jurisdictions."