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by Mikhail_Edoshin 6 days ago
Space based data centers is a cover for space weaponry.
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Yep a space anti ballistic missile system (aka Golden Dome and before that Brilliant Pebbles) is likely coming if SpaceX figures out starship and China figures out their Starship clone. Plus maybe a “rods from god” type offensive system if these countries can’t make a deal to avoid space weapons.
If that ends up being true, at minimum that's securities fraud. Not really something worth risking with a trillion dollar company
Can you elaborate on what you mean?
If they ever start actually hurling massive objects to the orbit then these will be weapons. The data center functionality will be imitated remotely, if necessary.

See "Starlink is a way to give internet to whales" and "Pokémon is a fun little game" maybe "to train delivery robots as a surprise by-product nobody foresaw" and other such stories.

Reusable missiles. Reusable claims of missiles being fired…
s/cover/target