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Orbital Data Centers Face Real Challenges, Says Peridot

Bloomberg Tech · Jun 17, 2026, 6:23 PM · Also reported by 3 other sources

Makenzie Lystrup, principal consultant at Peridot Services and former director for the Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA's primary hub for building and operating scientific satellites, says energy and heat present real challenges for orbital data centers and SpaceX ambitions. She joins Ed Ludlow on

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