Big Tech companies are moving data operations to space. Firms like Google are developing solar-powered data centers in orbit to support global AI systems. As energy needs are forecast to surge by 165 percent by 2030, the competition for clean and reliable power is intensifying. Google’s Project Suncatcher plans to launch two experimental satellites by 2027. Alongside Google, SpaceX and startups such as Starcloud and Lumen Orbit aim to create data networks powered by constant sunlight. However, challenges like radiation, space debris, and rocket emissions could make maintaining space-based data centers difficult.