Jeff Bezos: Data Centers in Space

Jeff Bezos, the founder and executive chairman of Amazon, forecasts that gigawatt-scale data centers will be built in space within the next 10 to 20 years. Bezos stated that these centers will eventually be more efficient than data centers on Earth, mainly due to the uninterrupted and abundant solar energy.

Data centers face growing demand with the increased use of artificial intelligence and cloud computing. Operating these centers requires significant consumption of electricity and large amounts of water to cool the servers. During a conversation with John Elkann, Chairman of Ferrari and Stellantis, at the Italian Tech Week event, Bezos said, “It’s hard to predict exactly when, but in a little over 10 years, and probably not more than 20 years, we will start building these giant gigawatt data centers in space.”

Unlimited Energy in Space

The idea of space-based data centers is gaining increasing interest among major tech companies. Bezos emphasized that these centers will have an advantage over their Earth counterparts because solar energy can be obtained 24 hours a day in space, and clouds, rain, or weather conditions will not affect their efficiency. According to Bezos, the costs of data centers in space will be lower than those on Earth within a few decades.

Bezos expressed that this transition is part of a broader trend toward improving life on Earth by using space. He stated, “This has already happened with weather satellites. It has happened with communication satellites. The next step will be data centers, followed by other types of manufacturing.”

However, moving data centers into space also presents some serious challenges. Server maintenance is difficult and expensive, upgrade possibilities are limited, and the costs of rocket launches are very high. Furthermore, risks like failed rocket launches can affect operational security. Additionally, the inherent challenges of space itself must be dealt with.

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