Cowboy Space unveils Big Iron design for proposed orbital data centers

Cowboy Space unveiled Big Iron’s design on Oct. 26 for its proposed orbital data-center constellation. According to Axios, the company plans to leave the rocket’s upper stage in orbit as a data-center satellite. It aims to build the first rocket by the end of 2027 and targets a first flight in 2028. Those are plans, not completed milestones; COO Joseph Yaffe also described alternative uses for the upper stage.