AI Could Come for Rocket Lab’s Launch Capacity as Space Data Centers Emerge: CEO Peter Beck Sees ‘a Real Opportunity’

Rocket Lab Corp. (NASDAQ: RKLB ) sees artificial intelligence (AI) creating a new source of demand for space infrastructure, as companies explore moving data centers and computing capacity into orbit. Sees a New Opportunity in Orbital AI Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck said during the company’s second-quarter earnings call on Monday that he sees space-based data centers as a legitimate opportunity, although he remains cautious about how large the market could become. "I think it’s a real opportunity," Beck said when asked about orbital data centers. Rocket Lab has already introduced new solar cells specifically targeted at the application, and Beck said the company would be well positioned if orbital data centers become a meaningful industry. "If they turn out to be a real thing, I think we’ll be pretty deeply entrenched and well-positioned to capitalize it," Beck added. Read Also: Fo...