space exploration

China plans space-based AI data centers, challenging Musk’s SpaceX ambitions

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China plans space-based AI data centers, challenging Musk’s SpaceX ambitions

By Laurie Chen BEIJING, Jan 29 (Reuters) – China plans to launch space-based artificial intelligence data centers over the next five years, state media reported on Thursday, challenging Elon Musk’s plan to use SpaceX data centers in the skies. China’s main space contractor, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), has pledged to “build a … Read more

Russia plans a nuclear power plant on the moon within ten years

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Russia plans a nuclear power plant on the moon within ten years

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Russia plans to put a nuclear power plant on the moon within the next decade to power its lunar space program and a joint Russian-Chinese research station, as major powers rush to explore the world’s only natural satellite. Ever since Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first … Read more