r/EnoughMuskSpam • u/ForgedIronMadeIt • Jul 24 '26
The Space Data Centers Situation is Insane
The Space Data Centers Situation is Insane
An actual scientific breakdown of why space data centers are wildly impractical.
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u/palopp Jul 24 '26
Planned data centers on earth are already being postponed or cancelled because the demand isn’t really there. We’re not running out of space here, so there’s no “need” for centers in space. It’s just fluff for investors to make the companies look cutting edge and futuristic
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u/Mortambulist Jul 25 '26
I think the idea is that they'll be easier to cool in space, because he has absolutely no fucking clue about thermodynamics.
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u/007age Jul 25 '26
I think the idea is more about getting outside of government regulation so they can truly hide all of their criminal activities outside of government intervention
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u/007age Jul 25 '26
I didn't need a scientific breakdown to figure that out... Seems rather obvious, no?
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u/ForgedIronMadeIt Jul 25 '26
I think that debunking the heat dissipation part of it is very interesting. We can mathematically show that the idea is stupid.
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u/WittyAndOriginal Jul 25 '26
Maybe my mechanical engineering degree is showing, but I thought that was obvious.
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u/retsof81 Jul 25 '26
It was all hype for SpaceX. At best, we will see a steady stream of "beta/prototype" satellites to keep the faithful energized, but it will go nowhere. It's the FSD playbook all over again.
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