Starcloud Plans Space-Based Data Centers with NVIDIA H100 GPUs for Energy Efficiency
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Summary
Starcloud, a startup based in Redmond, Washington, is developing space-based data centers that use NVIDIA H100 GPUs. The company claims these orbital data centers will provide almost unlimited, low-cost renewable energy with 10x carbon-dioxide savings compared to terrestrial data centers. Their first satellite launch is planned for November, marking the first deployment of a state-of-the-art, data center-class GPU in outer space.
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"The only cost on the environment will be on the launch, then there will be 10x carbon-dioxide savings over the life of the data center compared with powering the data center terrestrially on Earth."
"Starcloud's upcoming satellite launch, planned for November, will mark the NVIDIA H100 GPU's cosmic debut — and the first time a state-of-the-art, data center-class GPU is in outer space."
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