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Washington banks on AI superchip to stay ahead of China in space

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, US, on 2 November 2025.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, US, on 2 November 2025. © Craig Bailey/Florida Today via USA Today/Reuters Connect
Setting up so-called 'data centres in space' has become key for the US in its space race with China, as two recent events backed by the Pentagon reveal. [...]
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