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Comment on The Physics of Data Centers in Space
teft@piefed.social 6 days ago
I’ve had to explain these points a few times to my friends who love the muskrat. They think he’s a genius for wanting orbital data centers.
Gsus4@mander.xyz 6 days ago
AA5B@lemmy.world 6 days ago
SpaceX has done some great things to revolutionize space access, and already launches to orbit 80% by mass of all the worlds space “stuff”
Now they’re getting close with StarShip/Superheavy, designed to carry 10+ toned that every year. It will become much cheaper than anything before it, partly based on that economy of scale.
But where’s the market for that scale? How the heck are they launching 800+% of the worlds satellites every year? Business as usual will not support that. SpaceX needs to create new markets to drive that business, perhaps mars colonies or datacenters in space.
Gsus4@mander.xyz 6 days ago
Yeah, like when he undermines/debases mass transit to sell electric cars and shitty tunnel machines…for…Mars colonies…yea…there is a definitely plan in there, sort of…certainly not a grift.
Xaphanos@lemmy.world 6 days ago
All without explaining heat radiation, total power budget, physical maintenance, etc.
goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 6 days ago
Data transmission/delays and damage from debris not just radiation