{"id":121194,"date":"2025-05-22T00:44:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T00:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/121194\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T00:44:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T00:44:12","slug":"did-china-just-take-the-lead-in-race-for-space-based-ai-computing-dominance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/121194\/","title":{"rendered":"Did China just take the lead in race for space-based AI computing dominance?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>China\u2019s launch last week of a cluster of 12 satellites that will form the foundation of the world\u2019s first orbital computing constellation signalled <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/chinas-space-programme?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"noopener\">the country\u2019s ambition<\/a> to dominate space-based computational power.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The constellation, a collaboration between aerospace innovators like Guoxing Aerospace and AI specialists at Zhejiang Lab is designed to process data in orbit rather than rely on land infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The system aims to take advantage of the unlimited solar energy and lower cooling demands of space, as well as today\u2019s falling launch costs.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">There is also the promise of speed and efficiency.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">For instance, disaster response teams could use satellites to analyse real-time imagery mid-orbit, bypassing data bottlenecks on Earth and saving time. Or a network of solar-powered orbital \u201cdata factories\u201d could cut reliance on terrestrial grids and reduce the need for cooling.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A network of 12 satellites equipped with AI-powered computing systems was launched on May 14 in an effort to harness the potential of space-based computational power. Photo: Handout\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/30c23d66-131e-427e-8e47-0c6025839155_e91fd7d6.jpg\" title=\"A network of 12 satellites equipped with AI-powered computing systems was launched on May 14 in an effort to harness the potential of space-based computational power. Photo: Handout\"\/>A network of 12 satellites equipped with AI-powered computing systems was launched on May 14 in an effort to harness the potential of space-based computational power. Photo: Handout\u201cWe believe that the fusion of AI represents the future of the space industry. In the long term, space-based computing could become a foundational infrastructure accessible to all,\u201d said Chen Junrui, spokesman for <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/science\/article\/3231695\/chinese-firm-launches-wonderjourney-satellite-ai-powered-brain?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"noopener\">STAR.VISION,<\/a> a private aerospace company based in Hangzhou.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"China\u2019s launch last week of a cluster of 12 satellites that will form the foundation of the world\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":121195,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3164],"tags":[323,3801,54027,1395,54028,3284,875,1699,577,54029,50506,3772,54030,507,1497,6858,54031,2823,54032,54033,54034,53,16,15,49,6709,54035,54036,54026],"class_list":{"0":"post-121194","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-computing","8":"tag-ai","9":"tag-beijing","10":"tag-chen-junrui","11":"tag-china","12":"tag-chinese-space-science-and-technology","13":"tag-computing","14":"tag-earth","15":"tag-european-union","16":"tag-florida","17":"tag-guoxing-aerospace","18":"tag-hangzhou","19":"tag-ibm","20":"tag-lonestar-data-holdings","21":"tag-microsoft","22":"tag-moon","23":"tag-oman","24":"tag-raspberry-pi","25":"tag-satellites","26":"tag-space-compass","27":"tag-space-computing-project","28":"tag-star-vision","29":"tag-technology","30":"tag-uk","31":"tag-united-kingdom","32":"tag-united-states","33":"tag-washington","34":"tag-xian","35":"tag-xihai-shudao-data-technology","36":"tag-zhejiang-lab"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114548720585177851","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121194"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121194\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}