Axiom & Spacebilt to Launch 2027 ISS Data Center Node for Orbital Network
Axiom Space and Spacebilt have revealed plans to launch a high-performance data center node to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2027. This project, part of a roadmap for a distributed orbital network, will enable advanced data processing and storage in space.
The AxODC Node ISS, led by Spacebilt, will be equipped with an optical communications terminal from Skyloom, along with hardware from Phison Electronics and Microchip Technology. Skyloom's terminal is compatible with the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 Transport Layer, laying the groundwork for an optical backbone in space.
Jason Aspiotis, Axiom's global director of in-space data and security, stated that this project is a step towards a federated network of orbital data center nodes. When connected, Axiom's three orbital data centers will provide ample capacity for cloud-computing applications, including artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms.
Spacebilt's Large In-Space Server, included in the AxODC Node ISS, features Phison Pascari solid-state drives and Microchip's PIC64 High-Performance Spaceflight Computing. Notably, the PIC64 will be launched into space for the first time in 2027. Axiom previously tested data storage and processing on ISS with an Amazon Web Services Snowcone solid-state drive in 2022, and sent another data center, AxDCU-1, to the space station in August 2023.
The deployment of the AxODC Node ISS in 2027 will significantly enhance data processing and storage capabilities in space. This project, led by Axiom Space and Spacebilt, marks a significant step towards a distributed and federated network of orbital data center nodes, paving the way for advanced space-based technologies.
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