The ISS radiators are expensive and heavy. We're focused on making them cheap and light."

Editor’s note: … In this article, we discuss the technical challenges of building an orbital data center constellation: launching all of it, dissipating heat in space, dealing with radiation, and addressing latency issues in orbit. Read part one here.

I find the napkin math interesting, especially putting into light that given expected longevity of such satellites, 5 to 7 years, they will have to do 10 to 42 launches per day. SpaceX will need $1.5 to $10 trillions to make it happen. All of that so the slop machine doesn’t have to run into obstacles like democracy ? So it can destroy communities and the environment freely? What are we doing?

  • Kairos@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    5 hours ago

    Depends on what you arbitairally define as data center.

    Try doing it while disqualifying the GPS constellation.