Space Datacenters

Nathan Bleier, Rakesh Kumar

IEEE Computer (2026)

DOI: 10.1109/MC.2026.3675387 · PDF

Abstract

We look at the motivations, engineering challenges, architectural design space, and technology gaps that will determine whether space datacenters become a practical reality.

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@article{bleier2026space,
  title = {Space Datacenters},
  author = {Nathan Bleier and Rakesh Kumar},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {IEEE Computer},
  doi = {10.1109/MC.2026.3675387},
  url = {https://crucible.eecs.umich.edu/papers/space-datacenters-23}
}

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