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Morning Edition · Friday, November 13, 2026Published at 1:16 AM EST · New York
AWS chief Matt Garman says orbital data centers are unlikely to be practical for a decade or two
Garman cited launch capacity of less than one launch a day. He is contradicting Elon Musk's and Google's plans for computing in orbit as all three companies compete for scarce power on the ground.
Matt Garman, chief executive of Amazon Web Services (AWS), said data centers in orbit are "highly unlikely to be economically feasible or practical in the next decade or two". He made the remarks on Alex Heath's Sources podcast. Heath said…
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