Power. Compute. Connect.
An American Power Grid in Space
Bypassing Terrestrial Energy with Galactic Brain
Two years.
That’s how much time America has left before A.I. alone consumes as much power as nearly a quarter of all U.S. households.
Access to energy is one of the primary bottlenecks for scaling artificial intelligence. This problem is driven by infrastructure timelines. Securing real estate, establishing utility connections and constructing new data centers can take more than half a decade.
Aetherflux is building an orbital data center satellite which leverages solar power in space to address the massive energy needs for artificial intelligence. A constellation of these satellites dubbed “Galactic Brain” working together will scale the next generation of compute workloads in orbit. The first data center node for commercial use is targeted for Q1 2027.
Power Beaming
Aetherflux’s approach uses many small satellites to transmit power through infrared lasers, allowing high power density and small ground stations. We will deliver power to where it is needed most.
$16 billion
The U.S. Department of Defense spent $16 billion on energy in 2023
3,000
Over 3,000 U.S. military members or contractors were killed in fuel supply convoys in Iraq and Afghanistan in ‘03-’07
3,000
U.S. Military
Provide energy to U.S. military operations, day or night, even in contested locations. This can modernize our military, reduce dependencies on local grids, save taxpayer money, and protect military assets and warfighters.
Disaster Relief
Provide power to regions impacted by natural disasters when traditional infrastructure fails. This can provide energy resilience for hospitals, emergency responders, and communication networks, helping communities recover faster.
About Aetherflux
Aetherflux is building an American power grid in space, with initial applications to perform AI compute in orbit and to deliver power to contested environments on Earth. By developing advanced space systems to take advantage of the sun in lower earth orbit, Aetherflux is accelerating the future of AI and enabling a new era of energy abundance for Earth and beyond.
Securing America’s Power and Compute Advantage
In 1941, writer Isaac Asimov introduced the world to space solar power. The idea proposes capturing the sun's energy in space and beaming it to Earth. The sun provides more energy in an hour than we consume in a year, and unlike on Earth, sunlight in space is more powerful, available day and night, and unaffected by weather.
In the 1970s, NASA and others explored space solar power but it hasn’t materialized. These approaches required massive, billion-dollar structures in space, using radio waves for power transmission. A lot has changed since then.
Our approach uses many small satellites transmitting power through infrared lasers, allowing high power output and small ground stations. This isn’t your grandfather’s space solar power concept.
It won’t be easy, but we're dedicated to bringing this idea from science fiction to reality.
Backed by world-class investors
Baiju Bhatt, Founder and CEO
Baiju’s lifelong passion for space began in childhood, inspired by his father's work as a research scientist at Langley Research Center with NASA.
At Stanford, he earned his B.S. in Physics and M.S. in Mathematics. He later co-founded Robinhood and served as co-CEO until November 2020. Today, Robinhood is a publicly-traded company with more than 20 million customers. In 2024, Baiju left his day-to-day role at Robinhood to focus on Aetherflux. He continues to serve on Robinhood’s Board of Directors.
This is an ambitious mission that demands extraordinary talent
Our team has worked at Robinhood, SpaceX, NASA/JPL, Anduril, and the U.S. Navy. Based out of San Carlos, CA and Washington D.C., we’re passionate about solving complex technical problems and strengthening America's energy independence and national security.
This is an ambitious mission that demands extraordinary talent.
Our team has worked at Robinhood, SpaceX, NASA/JPL, Anduril, and the U.S. Navy. Based out of San Carlos, CA and Washington D.C., we’re passionate about solving complex technical problems and strengthening America's energy independence and national security.
Help us deliver power to planet Earth
By joining our team, you can help make energy more accessible, establish energy independence, support disaster relief efforts, and protect our warfighters.
