A photo of the International Space Station with Earth in the background
International Space Station pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour in Nov. 2021. A singular ~120 kW AI rack would demand a similar power system in orbit — without the benefit of new large roll-out solar arrays. Photo courtesy of NASA

Why Modern AI Racks Would Struggle in Orbit Today: Top 5 Engineering Problems
As SpaceX CEO Elon Musk moves forward with large-scale orbital infrastructure plans, artificial intelligence (AI) data centers are increasingly being
By: Sukhman Sahota
March 24, 2026
Electrical engineering PhD student Saivineeth Penukula holds up a chip in a clean room at the ASU MacroTechnology Works Building in Tempe on July 28, 2025. Photo by Samantha Chow/Arizona State University

Researchers Race to Close the Packaging Gap to Fully Native U.S. Chips
Offshore advanced chip packaging could introduce hidden dependencies, expose sensitive design, and limit the United States’ development of advanced artificial
By: Sukhman Sahota
February 27, 2026

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