China wants to build gigawatt-scale AI data centers in space
China's aerospace giant CASC just outlined plans to build space-based AI data centers over the next five years, tapping orbital solar power for an industrial-scale "Space Cloud." The move directly challenges Elon Musk's plan to launch solar-powered AI satellites with SpaceX. Why it matters: With ground-level power grids hitting hard capacity walls, low Earth orbit is fast becoming the next big cloud computing frontier.