Dossier
Orbital
Coverage of Orbital in the Nexus archive.
- How an e-scooter founder raised $5 million to build space data centers
Orbital founder Euwyn Poon, previously involved in building 250,000 scooters at Spin, has raised $5 million to develop 10,000 space data centers.
- Orbital data center company to start mining Bitcoin in space
Orbital data center company is planning to start mining Bitcoin in space. This project involves using space-based facilities for cryptocurrency mining. The details of the project are not fully disclosed.
- Orbital datacenter startup CEO admits launch economics don't fly, presses ahead regardless
Orbital, a datacenter startup, plans to launch a 10,000-satellite neocloud but admits current launch economics are unsustainable. The CEO emphasizes reliance on SpaceX's cost reductions and increased launch capacity to make the project viable.