Crusoe, a company recognized for merging high-performance computing with sustainable energy, has taken an extraordinary step toward redefining the future of cloud infrastructure. In a partnership with Starcloud, the first company developing AI data centers in orbit, Crusoe plans to become the first public cloud provider to operate workloads in space.
As a result of their collaboration, Crusoe and Starcloud do not stop at just being the catalyst for technical innovation. They are fundamentally changing the cloud computing concept by extending its possibilities beyond the horizon. Under the agreement, Crusoe will deploy its Crusoe Cloud technology aboard a Starcloud satellite launching in late 2026, with GPU capacity expected to be available to users by early 2027.
Cully Cavness, Crusoe’s co-founder and COO, said that taking cloud computing beyond Earth aligns perfectly with the company’s mission. “Space provides access to vast, continuous, and clean energy,” he explained. “Since the beginning, our goal has been to build computing infrastructure around renewable power sources. Partnering with Starcloud allows us to extend that principle into orbit.”
Starcloud’s CEO, Philip Johnston, described the partnership as a meeting of vision and execution. He said both companies share the belief that the next era of computing will require rethinking not just scale but geography itself. “We’re not simply placing a data center in space. We’re building a new category of cloud infrastructure that could transform how and where data processing happens,” Johnston noted.
Every Starcloud satellite is a single unit and runs on solar energy only. It is not limited by any kind of earth-based cooling systems or power grids. The company is hoping to show that if computing were to be less dependent on the planet, it would be a lot more eco-friendly and a lot more sustainable by this kind of technology.
Once the first satellite is up and running, Crusoe and Starcloud are planning to enlarge their collaboration to build vast orbital data networks capable of handling AI workloads. The grandest idea is to have a web of data centers in orbit that are energy-efficient, use renewable energy sources, and be able to offer high-performance computing and scientific research while the planet is still facing the problems of energy and land use.
