- Space Plan Red Hat and Axiom to send an orbital data center to the ISS
- AXDCU-1 will execute tests of AI, cybersecurity and cloud computing in space
- The objective is to deliver a safe processing of low latency outside the world
It seems that space is really the next border for data centers. Recently we reported that Labesar was preparing to send the first physical data center (in reality an RISC-V processor with a PHison SSD that runs Ubuntu) to the moon, after the company’s previous success to test the first data center defined by the world’s software at the International Space Station (ISS).
Now, Red Hat of IBM has announced a link with the Axiom space to send a data center to the ISS in the spring of 2025. The prototype of units of the unit-1 (AxDCU-1) will feed on Red Hat Device Edge, a Microshift business grade version (a light Kubernes platform of Kuberconidad derived from Red Hathift), together with the Hat Red Hat Red Hat and Linux Red Hat.
AXDCU-1 will test applications in cloud computing, IA/ML, data fusion and spatial cybersecurity at the space station while demonstrating the initial capabilities of the Orbital Data Center (ODC).
Data processing in space
“Data processing outside the planet is the next border, and edge computing is a crucial component,” said Tony James, chief architect, science and space, Red Hat. “With Red Hat Device Edge and, in collaboration with the Axioma space, Earth -based mission partners will have the necessary capabilities to make decisions in real time in space with greater reliability and consistency.”
AXDCU-1 is part of the continuous work of Axiom Space to develop space infrastructure and will allow data to be processed closer to sources outside the world, including spacecraft and satellites. The objective is to support the safest and faster decision making in space.
“We are excited about the possibilities that this collaboration with Red Hat allows ODC infrastructure and the future of space operations. Infusing the solutions in the Earth’s cloud in ODCS will allow users to make a transition without problems and improve their terrestrial workloads to the orbit while taking advantage of the lowest latency and greater security inherent in the SDGs, “Jason AspiTis, global director of data and safety in space in the axiom space.
Axiom Space says that ODC use cases include data processing in satellite space, IA/ml training, cybersecurity, autonomy, weather analysis and backup outside the planet for the critical infrastructure of the Earth.
