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From putting AI data centers in orbit to colonizing Mars, how can ambitious space dreams become a reality? I sat down with space architect Ariel Ekblaw of Aurelia Institute to hear about the technology she is building to make it all possible:

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Greg Lukianoff3 months ago

@ariel_ekblaw @aurelia_labs Way to go Ariel!

Nuclear Taiwan (Office of multi-party China state)3 months ago

Academically propogandized: Carbon Footprint

Pulsar Network ⚡3 months ago

@ariel_ekblaw @aurelia_labs Data centers in orbit is peak "build bigger" energy. The other path is build wider: spread storage and compute across thousands of nodes already on the ground. Less rocket fuel, same decentralization dream. 🛰️

Feray Demirdag3 months ago

@ariel_ekblaw @aurelia_labs I like her ideas very much; in particular, I think there will be hospitals made in space in the future to cure certain illnesses.

Lobito3 months ago

@ariel_ekblaw @aurelia_labs Interesting

The Atlantis Project3 months ago

@ariel_ekblaw @aurelia_labs It's hard to believe that some people are still spreading misinformation about rapidly falling launch costs, even after NASA published a study in 2025 showing that launch cost per kg is actually rising.

Stephan Jaeckel3 months ago

@ariel_ekblaw @aurelia_labs How ambitious space dreams come true? As easy as One, Two, Three....

Meije3 months ago

@ariel_ekblaw @aurelia_labs Who is going to pay for it

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