Think Mint Media

 For decades, space was treated like a scientific playground and a military observation deck. Satellites handled communications, GPS navigation, weather forecasting, and surveillance. Everything else stayed on Earth because building infrastructure in orbit sounded absurdly expensive. That assumption is beginning to crack. Artificial intelligence is forcing a complete rethink of where computing power can exist. AI systems consume staggering amounts of electricity. Training advanced models requires gigantic data centers filled with specialized chips running nonstop. The power demand is climbing so aggressively that some technology executives now speak about energy the same way oil companies once did. Whoever controls future energy supply may control future AI dominance. That pressure has pushed startups, defense contractors, venture capital firms, and national governments toward an idea that once belonged to science fiction: moving parts of the digital economy into space. The conv...