[wavephorm]

Hopefully one day it will be feasible to host our computing architecture in space and avoid all these terrestrial obstructions.

[zacharyvoase]

Until a solar storm hits, and our servers are no longer under the protection of the Earth's magnetic field.

[wavephorm]

How do satellites deal with solar storms currently? Surely they could put a ton of iron around the servers to protect them.

[AYBABTME]

I have a feeling the electromagnetic conditions are much more stable on earth than in space. The magnetosphere and the atmosphere deflect a great deal of energy.

[jordanthoms]

What about when a booster goes off by mistake and sends your data flying into the sun?

[Ygg2]

Sun is far away, you'd still get data back before it hits, but if buster made satelite hit another satelite or descend to earth it would be a worse situation.