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SpaceX draft satellite design for computing in orbit, presented with a deployable liquid radiator and redundant pumping loops.
Covered in 2 articles · August 2026
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Aug 24, 2026
NVIDIA Confirms NVL72 for Starmind. SpaceX's AI1 Spec Sheet Depends on Which of Its Sites You Read.
NVIDIA's release formalizes the NVL72 basis Musk disclosed August 4. That evening, SpaceX's two public hosts served different AI1 spec sheets.
Aug 24, 2026 · By SCN Staff · 11 min read
Aug 3, 2026
Sophia Space's Orbital Data Center Patent Trades Compute Density for Radiator Area
A worked example budgets 259 W of solar output per square meter of tile, implying a similar heat load. SpaceX's draft AI1 makes the opposite supercomputing bet: hotter liquid cooling and pumps.
Aug 3, 2026 · By SCN Staff · 10 min read