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by fragmede
10 days ago
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Starlink is currently comprised of satellites in space, with computers inside, and laser links. So it's "just" a matter of upsizing them with more everything. More solar panels, more computers/GPUs, more cooling, etc. If your business is selling transport to space, drumming up a new line of business makes sense. If material science keeps progressing, (the metal used in a 2026 car did not exist 10 years ago. Nor did 2026 solar panels.) the values in the equations change. Whether they change enough to justify launching into space remains to be seen. Gigafactory to make batteries for Tesla seemed like an insane investment when it was announced, but makes a lot of sense in hindsight. |
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