Post #4054761
2026-07-17 03:22 UTC
So you need SpaceX to increase its launch capacity to somewhere between 20 to 80 times its current rate, completely reimagine the economics of space-based radiators and solar panels, accept that all that shiny new power and cooling capX is just as disposable as the GPUs, and you have to adjust the expected use cases and SLAs to allow for nothing being repairable and latency making them unsuitable for many AI tasks.
Yes. “Possible.” I mean, I guess, but we’ve got some powerful Hyperloop energy here. I cannot imagine it ever being more economical than bullying and bribing rural areas with access to a power grid.
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@holy_scroller@lemmy.zip 2026-07-17 04:07
The thermal problems are the craziest part IMO. Why do you think they use so much water on earth. In low Earth orbit your entire data center out be radiators, which are heavy and complex.
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@CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 2026-07-17 18:43
And the already predicted heavy damage to the ozone layer from aluminium oxide from re-entering sattelites would be increased a thousand fold so somewhere on that list is learning to live without oxygen or sunlight.