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Philip Johnston
CEO and founder of Starcloud, building space-based compute systems; known for running an NVIDIA H100 in orbit and advocating orbital data centers to scale AI compute.
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Jan 21, 2026
• 50min
Data Center Debate, with Philip Johnston (CEO of Starcloud)
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In this lively discussion, Philip Johnston, CEO and founder of Starcloud, discusses the revolutionary idea of space-based data centers. He highlights how energy and water limitations on Earth are driving the need for off-planet compute solutions. Philip reveals the outcomes of running an NVIDIA H100 in orbit and dives into the economics of launching GPUs into space. He also addresses national security concerns regarding who will control future compute capacities, positioning Starcloud as a leader in this burgeoning field.
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