<p>Starcloud launched the first NVIDIA H100 GPU in space and trained the first LLM in orbit. CEO Philip Johnston explains why AI&#39;s energy bottleneck leads to orbital data centres — with 10x lower energy costs and 5 gigawatts of solar-powered compute on the roadmap. A RAAIS 2026 speaker profile from Air Street Press.</p>

Air Street Press

Nathan Benaich (Air Street Capital)

The data centre that orbits Earth - Philip Johnston, Starcloud

MAR 29, 20263 MIN
Air Street Press

The data centre that orbits Earth - Philip Johnston, Starcloud

MAR 29, 20263 MIN

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<p>Starcloud launched the first NVIDIA H100 GPU in space and trained the first LLM in orbit. CEO Philip Johnston explains why AI&#39;s energy bottleneck leads to orbital data centres — with 10x lower energy costs and 5 gigawatts of solar-powered compute on the roadmap. A RAAIS 2026 speaker profile from Air Street Press.</p>