Sources: SpaceX aims to launch orbital AI computing tests by late 2027 and has requested permission from regulators to launch up to 1M data-center satellites (Akash Sriram/Reuters)

<a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/spacex-aims-launch-orbital-ai-computing-tests-by-end-next-year-sources-say-2026-06-09/"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260609/i42.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260609/p42#a260609p42" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Akash Sriram / <a href="http://www.reuters.com/">Reuters</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/spacex-aims-launch-orbital-ai-computing-tests-by-end-next-year-sources-say-2026-06-09/">Sources: SpaceX aims to launch orbital AI computing tests by late 2027 and has requested permission from regulators to launch up to 1M data-center satellites</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; SpaceX executives say the company is aiming to launch initial demonstrations of space-based artificial intelligence computing infrastructure &hellip; </p>