Oct 13, 2026 · 29 min · 14 segments
Where should data centres be built? We talk to an entrepreneur hoping to build a virtual data centre in space, by using computing power that's already up there - in satellites. Also this week: A…
Chris VallanceHostClaire ErmstenGuest
Rama AfulloGuest
Liv McMahon
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one.
Ignition.
When SpaceX's Transporter 18 mission took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, it carried an unusual payload, an experimental satellite from Google, part of its Project Suncatcher programme to test the feasibility of AI data centres in orbit.
But that launch also carried a piece of software into space, created by a company founded by a Kenyan-American entrepreneur.
The software aims to use spare computing capacity on satellites to do useful tasks, including running AI, and by connecting the satellites together to create a virtual data centre in space.
I began by asking him about what it was like to be at the launch and watch his tech ascend into space.
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one.
Ignition.
When SpaceX's Transporter 18 mission took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, it carried an unusual payload, an experimental satellite from Google, part of its Project Suncatcher programme to test the feasibility of AI data centres in orbit.
But that launch also carried a piece of software into space, created by a company founded by a Kenyan-American entrepreneur.
The software aims to use spare computing capacity on satellites to do useful tasks, including running AI, and by connecting the satellites together to create a virtual data centre in space.
I began by asking him about what it was like to be at the launch and watch his tech ascend into space.
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