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AI data centers in space: Can it work?

WBUR
Published April 8, 2026 at 11:53 AM EDT

Elon Musk and others have been talking about putting artificial intelligence data centers into space. But can it really work?

NPR’s Geoff Brumfiel reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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