@michael_w_busch @GalbinusCaeli @drahardja Are you arguing that were it economically feasible it would be worth doing?
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You may already know that “data centers in space” is a cynical scam to tie AI funding to taxpayer-funded space operations.@michael_w_busch @GalbinusCaeli @drahardja (and in my opinion the answer is absolutely not, even if the engineering is workable and the financial case looks ok)
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You may already know that “data centers in space” is a cynical scam to tie AI funding to taxpayer-funded space operations.@michael_w_busch @GalbinusCaeli @drahardja Those are 100W/kg? Falcon Heavy is already under $20/w for those panels, and Musk claims that Starship will bring cost much lower. The plans I've seen don't involve batteries, while cooling is a standout problem (the area is there in the shade of the panels, if you can figure out a space-compatible solution for moving coolant). It would be more expensive than claimed but I'm not convinced it's undoable.
The important question IMO is: Should we?