Orbital Inc., a startup backed by Andreessen Horowitz, plans to build data centers in space to handle AI inference workloads. The company aims to leverage abundant solar energy in orbit to power GPU servers on a constellation of small satellites, addressing the growing energy demands of terrestrial data centers. Orbital's first test flight is scheduled for 2027, with the goal of providing API access to major AI labs like OpenAI and Anthropic. AI
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IMPACT Could offer a novel solution to the energy and infrastructure demands of large-scale AI inference.
RANK_REASON Startup announces plans for a novel infrastructure product targeting a specific industry need. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]
