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SpaceX Capable of Building Orbital Data Centers, Says Former Meta CTO

SpaceX Capable of Building Orbital Data Centers, Says Former Meta CTO
Bloomberg Technology Monday 15 June 2026, 19:13 UTC 1 min read
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Jun 15th, 2026 SpaceX Capable of Building Orbital Data Centers, Says Former Meta CTO Mike Schroepfer, former CTO of Meta and founding partner of Gigascale Capital - a venture firm making early-stage bets on companies focused on climate impact - says SpaceX is the only company capable of building orbital data centers. He also shares how ocean data centers are 100x cheaper than orbital ones. He joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech" to discuss.

Jun 15th, 2026 SpaceX Capable of Building Orbital Data Centers, Says Former Meta CTO Mike Schroepfer, former CTO of Meta and founding partner of Gigascale Capital - a venture firm making early-stage bets on companies focused on climate impact - says SpaceX is the only company capable of building orbital data centers. He also shares how ocean data centers are 100x cheaper than orbital ones. He joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech" to discuss.
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