Y Combinator Startup Podcast
Building the First Data Centers in Space
August 5, 2026·36 min·7-min readinterviewtechnology
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StarCloud, founded by Philip Johnston, is pioneering data centers in space to overcome Earth's energy and regulatory constraints on AI infrastructure, leveraging plummeting launch costs and innovative engineering to build scalable orbital computing. The company booked its first SpaceX lau
StarCloud, founded by Philip Johnston, is pioneering data centers in space to overcome Earth's energy and regulatory constraints on AI infrastructure, leveraging plummeting launch costs and innovative engineering to build scalable orbital computing. The company booked its first SpaceX lau
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Philip Johnston
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Philip Johnston
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StarCloudSpaceXNVIDIABenchmarkY Combinator
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StarshipStarlink laser terminal
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Artificial IntelligenceCloud ComputingDeep LearningLarge Language ModelsMachine LearningSoftware EngineeringStartupsVenture Capital
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