Spaceports as Data Hubs

Large space companies are converting or expanding launch and orbital‑support sites into hyperscale data‑center campuses that bundle compute, power and logistics at or near launch hubs. Those projects promise local revenue and jobs but also concentrate grid, water, permitting and geopolitical risk in once‑rural communities. — If companies pair launch infrastructure with massive compute campuses, it changes how we think about regional industrial strategy, energy resilience, and where political fights over tech siting will happen.