Voyager Technologies, Inc. launched Space Edge to the International Space Station Sept. 14, marking the first known multi-cloud region in space, a breakthrough in real-time, space-based data processing.

Space Edge is a space-hardened, managed cloud infrastructure that brings computing power directly to orbit, reducing latency, strengthening security and cutting data transport costs for missions where speed and insight are critical.

“As the space economy grows, space-based infrastructure becomes as essential as it is on Earth,” said Dennis R. Gatens, president of LEOcloud at Voyager. 

“For missions across defense, national security and in-space research that require actionable data at the speed of relevance, Space Edge brings data processing closer to the source.”

Developed by LEOcloud, a recent Voyager acquisition, Space Edge processes data in orbit rather than incurring the latency of transport to a terrestrial data center, which is up to 30 times faster than traditional satellite-to-ground methods. 

By enabling real-time data fusion and analytics at the space edge, Voyager is unlocking new revenue streams across defense, civil space, and commercial markets while expanding its portfolio of mission-ready infrastructure solutions.

Space Edge has the flexibility to support evolving encryption technology, including customer-specific requirements, offering a scalable, secure foundation for the growing space economy. 

That flexibility is supported by Podman, a project developed by Red Hat engineers and the open source community*, which today, Space Edge employs for application administration and deployment.

“Space-based cloud infrastructure is the next frontier, and more secure, flexible infrastructure is paramount to enabling AI workloads at the orbital edge delivering mission success,” said Travis Steele, chief architect for air and space forces, Red Hat. 

“Deploying Podman on Space Edge delivers containerized, low-latency processing in orbit, helping ensure that teams have the capabilities necessary to analyze data and make real-time decisions with greater speed and reliability.”

Voyager is building space-based cloud regions that deliver mission-critical security, automation and application management at the edge of space. 

This capability will power emerging AI-enabled exploration, research and operations, bringing the full power of modern cloud infrastructure directly to orbital missions and beyond.