April 30: Opportunities for On-Orbit Computing

Orbital data centers have quickly moved from hypothetical to seemingly inevitable, and opportunities and challenges are coming into focus fast.

As players raise millions to drive the race to establish off-planet computing, join SpaceNews on April 30 in Washington, D.C., for an afternoon of conversations with industry and government leaders on building, powering and managing data infrastructure in space.

We’ll explore into the near- and long-term potential fueling the buzz and investment in on-orbit computing, assess how solar and nuclear power could solve a key hurdle and weigh how the proliferation of AI informs the calculus of what computing stays on Earth and what begins to be handled in space.

A networking reception will follow our program. The event will not be live-streamed, but a post-event report featuring takeaways will be published in May and select conversations may be featured on upcoming episodes of our Space Minds podcast.

Speakers

• Marc Berte, Founder and CEO, Overview Energy
• Kelley Litzner, Director of Commercial Programs, The Aerospace Corporation
• Dave Cavossa, President, Commercial Space Federation
• Mike Gruss, Chief Content and Strategy Officer, SpaceNews
• More speakers to be added

In-person event
Opportunities for On-Orbit Computing
Part of SpaceNews’ Orbital Data Centers Series
Thursday, April 30 | 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET
Washington, D.C.

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