There aren’t enough rockets for space data centers — Cowboy Space raised $275M to build them

Why it matters

The exponential growth of AI, particularly large language models and complex training processes, requires vast amounts of computational power. Traditional data centers are facing limitations in terms of physical space, energy consumption, and cooling. This funding round for Cowboy Space highlights a potential future where orbital data centers could alleviate these pressures, enabling more advanced AI development and deployment by providing dedicated, scalable compute resources beyond Earth's constraints.