Evelyn Chow
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“Cooling is a huge issue,”
Evelyn Chow · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-07
Chow identified cooling as a major challenge for orbital data centers, noting it works very differently in the vacuum of space.
“We'll need to see significant satellite launches over the next four to five years, and a concomitant buildout of connectivity, before we can start to contemplate true scale in orbital data centers,”
Evelyn Chow · said 2026-09-02 · reported 2026-09-07
Chow told Squawk Box Asia that significant satellite launches and connectivity buildout are needed before true scale in orbital data centers can be contemplated.
“It also needs to be tolerant to radiation.”
Evelyn Chow · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-07
Chow noted that orbital data center equipment also needs to be tolerant to radiation.
“It's a next-decade event,”
Evelyn Chow · said 2026-09-02 · reported 2026-09-07
Evelyn Chow told Squawk Box Asia that orbital data centers are a next-decade event requiring significant satellite launches and connectivity buildout first.