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title: What’s the future of orbital data centers?
description: The Aerospace Corporation discusses the future of Orbital Data Centers, or ODCs, with partners from Axiom Space, Mandala Space Ventures, and Sophia Space.
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# [What’s the future of orbital data centers?](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/ds138)

 Written by [Maria Varmazis](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/author/maria-varmazis) | Feb 16, 2026 10:00:01 AM

Summary

[The Aerospace Corporation](https://aerospace.org/) discusses the future of Orbital Data Centers, or ODCs, with partners from Axiom Space and Sophia Space. [Parker Wishik](https://www.linkedin.com/in/parkerwishik/) is joined by [Jason Aspiotis](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-aspiotis/), Director of In-Space Infrastructure & Logistics at [Axiom Space](https://www.axiomspace.com/), Dr. [Leon Alkalai](https://www.linkedin.com/in/leon-alkalai-a032597/), Founder and CEO of [Mandala Space Ventures](https://mandalaspaceventures.com/) and CTO at [Sophia Space](https://sophia.space/), along with [Lori W. Gordon](https://aerospace.org/person/lori-w-gordon), Systems Director in the Space Enterprise Evolution Directorate at The Aerospace Corporation.

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