[tmatsuzaki]

In space development, I don’t think there are any competitors at SpaceX’s level at the moment. On top of that, they are trying to do something most people would never even imagine: building data centers in space using SpaceX’s technology. If that becomes a reality, they will almost certainly dominate when it comes to energy.

[nutjob2]

> If that becomes a reality

Oh boy. Even the smallest amount of logic applied to this concept reveals that it is pure nonsense.

Even if you leave out the massive cost of lifting the equipment into space, the maintenance problem (there isn't any, you just de-orbit), the effects of various radiation on CPUs and RAM, there is of course the most intractable problem of all: space is a vacuum and there is no efficient way to dissipate heat.

It's more Musk BS, a limp fig leaf to cover up his self-dealing buying Twitter and xAI with SpaceX stock.

[Sammi]

Nobody's trying to build data centers in space because it makes no sense. It's a pure grift.

Data centers generate enormous heat that needs to be disposed off. In space you have nowhere to conduct heat to, because there's nothing there. You are basically sitting in insulation.

Your only option is to radiate the heat away, which is comparatively super slow. Space stations have a real problem getting rid of heat.