- Red Hat and Axiom Space Plan to send an orbital data center to ISS
- AXDCU-1 will run AI, Cybersecurity and Cloud Computing Tests in the room
- The goal is to provide safe, low latency off-world
It seems that the space is really the next limit for data centers. We recently reported that Lonestar was preparing to send the first physical data center (actually a RISC-V processor with a Phison SSD running Ubuntu) to the moon, following the company’s previous success in testing the world’s first software-designed data center at International Space Station (ISS).
Now IBMS Red Hat has announced a link with the Axiom room to send a data center to ISS in the spring of 2025. Linux and Redhight Kubernetes distribution derived from Red Hat Openshift shift) together with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat A-Aashernes-Automatization.
AXDCU-1 will test applications in Cloud Computing, AI/ML, Data Fusion and space cyber security at the space station, while also demonstrating Initial Orbital Data Center (ODC) capabilities.
Data processing in space
“Off-Planet data processing is the next limit and Edge Computing is an important component,” said Tony James, Chief Architect, Science and Space, Red Hat. “With Red Hat Device Edge and in collaboration with the Axiom room, Earth-Based Mission Partners will have the necessary opportunities to make real-time decisions in the room with greater reliability and consistency.”
AXDCU-1 is part of Axiom Space’s ongoing work to develop space infrastructure and will allow data to be treated closer to sources from the world, including spacecraft and satellites. The goal is to support more secure and faster decision making in space.
“We are excited about the opportunities for this collaboration with Red Hat to enable ODC infrastructure and the future of space operations. Infuting sky solutions in soil quality in ODCs will enable users to trouble-free and improve their ground-based workload for circuits while utilizing the lower latency and increased security inherent with ODCs, “said Jason Aspiotis, Global Director of In-Rum Data and Security of the Axiom room.
Axiom Space says use cases for ODCs include data processing in the room for satellites, AI/ML training, cyber security, autonomy, space weather analysis and backing the planet to the earth’s critical infrastructure.
