While “space data centers” sounds like three buzzwords mushed together, orbital computing systems aren’t as far-fetched as it sounds. Legacy companies and new startups have both entered the race to build space data centers. While space data centers are touted as an environmentally friendly option, there are significant limitations. Because these other data center companies are primarily iterating on the data center systems, they are likely to rely on existing space infrastructure through partnerships with other companies. Here to stayWhen Javaheri first heard about launching data centers in space, he said that he thought, “All right, some guys were in a dorm room thinking, ‘What if we just put data centers in space?’”