Meta Taps Space for Perpetual Power to Feed AI Hunger

Meta is getting solar power from space to help run its AI. This will give them power all day and night.

#MetaAI, #SpaceEnergy, #CleanPower, #DataCenters, #AI

https://newsletter.tf/meta-gets-space-power-for-ai-energy/

Meta will now get solar power from space, which is a new way to get energy 24/7. This is different from regular solar power that only works when the sun is out.

#MetaAI, #SpaceEnergy, #CleanPower, #DataCenters, #AI
https://newsletter.tf/meta-gets-space-power-for-ai-energy/

Meta gets space power for AI

Meta is getting solar power from space to help run its AI. This will give them power all day and night.

NewsletterTF
Trump Or Not, Space Solar Power Is Happening

Aetherflux among the US space solar startups working on space-to-earth and orbiting data center applications.

CleanTechnica
Trump Or Not, Space Solar Power Is Happening

Aetherflux among the US space solar startups working on space-to-earth and orbiting data center applications.

CleanTechnica
"Solar Glitter" Makes Its Mark On The Space Solar Race

Nanoscale particles of "solar glitter" form the foundation of new photovoltaic technology for space solar applications.

CleanTechnica
"Solar Glitter" Makes Its Mark On The Space Solar Race

Nanoscale particles of "solar glitter" form the foundation of new photovoltaic technology for space solar applications.

CleanTechnica

Over half of #RocketLab's revenue 💵 now comes from its #SpaceSystems division, which builds #satellites 🛰️, avionics, solar ☀️ arrays and flight computers 💻 for #DeepSpace. The #Electron rocket 🚀 became the fastest launch vehicle to reach 50 missions in June 2024. #Neutron will be capable of launching probes to #Mars 🔴 and other deep-space destinations. https://www.space.com/space-exploration/if-its-possible-it-must-be-done-rocket-lab-ceo-peter-beck-has-his-eyes-on-missions-to-mars-and-venus

#SpaceEnergy #SpaceCommunication #SolAero #Capstone #BlueGhost #EscaPADE

'If it's possible, it must be done': Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck has his eyes on missions to Mars and Venus

'If you want to build a little rocket to get off a little planet, [Rocket Lab is] probably a good place to start,'

Space

It is not clear what the #NuclearReactor will power. A reactor would be useful for long-term stays on the #moon, but #NASA’s plans do not specify when a base might be built https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/science/nasa-moon-nuclear-reactor.html

#SpaceEnergy

NASA’s Acting Administrator Calls for a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon

The acceleration of nuclear development is part of the Trump administration’s efforts to focus NASA on human spaceflight. A reactor would be useful for long-term stays on the moon.

The New York Times
La Lune en chauffage central ? 300 satellites pourraient transmettre de l’énergie à une base lunaire par faisceaux micro-ondes. Science ou magie ? Un peu les deux 🔥🌕
👉 https://issues.fr/les-satellites-dalimentation-spatiale-sur-la-lune-pourraient-garder-une-base-lunaire-au-chaud/
#SpaceEnergy #Lunaire #SBSP #NASA #ScienceFictionRéelle
Les satellites d'alimentation spatiale sur la lune pourraient garder une base lunaire au chaud

Lunar Exploration entre dans une nouvelle ère. Bien après les missions Apollo, un intérêt international renouvelé s'accompagne de plans ambitieux pour

Issues.fr

#ISRU : 99 percent of the weight of the materials required to produce #SolarCells on the #Moon 🌙 no longer need to be transported there. “These solar cells require ultrathin absorber layers of 500 to 800 nanometers only, allowing the fabrication of 400 square meter solar cells with just one kilogram of perovskite raw material brought from Earth” https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/headlines-and-featured-stories/detail/2025-04-03-solarzellen-auf-mondglas-photovoltaik-koennte-die-energie-fuer-eine-zukuenftige-basis-au

#SpaceEnergy

Solar cells on Moon glass – Photovoltaics could provide energy for a future base on Earth's satellite

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