Alibaba is primarily a technology and e-commerce conglomerate that is expanding its reach into the space industry through its cloud computing arm, Alibaba Cloud. Alibaba Cloud provides cloud services, including data storage and computing power, which are essential for space-related activities like satellite data processing and analysis. Recently, Alibaba has partnered with Space Epoch to explore one-hour rocket delivery services. Alibaba's initiatives signal a growing interest in leveraging space technologies to enhance its core businesses and explore new commercial opportunities.
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The Three-Body Computing Constellation has been used for complex computational tasks for Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen3 model.
ADA Space’s AI-computing constellation ran Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen3 model within the past year.
Alibaba Cloud had its Qwen3 model performing real-world operations in space by January 2025.
Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen3 large language model was deployed onto Three-Body Computing constellation spacecraft in January.
Private reusable rocket systems are being trialed for a rocket-based parcel delivery service in collaboration with Alibaba’s Taobao platform aiming for one-hour global shipping.
Space Epoch partnered with Alibaba to explore using reusable rockets for point-to-point parcel delivery.
Rice Robotics received $7,000,000 in a pre-Series A funding round from SoftBank, Alibaba Entrepreneur Fund, Soul Capital, Audacy Ventures, Sun Hung Kai & Company, and Cyberport HK.