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1. alangi+(OP)[view] [source] 2026-02-02 22:36:52
ISS radiators run on water and ammonia. Think about how much a kg costs to lift to space and you'll see the economics of space data centers fall apart real fast. Plus, if the radiator springs a leak the satellite is scrap.
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2. trotha+lI[view] [source] 2026-02-03 02:38:19
>>alangi+(OP)
The point of the Starship program is to drop the cost of a kg going to space significantly - this isn't meant to be launched with rockets that aren't fully reusable.
3. duped+A81[view] [source] 2026-02-03 06:39:01
>>alangi+(OP)
Even if power cost nothing the limiting factor on data center value creation is distance to where the data is requested. Putting it in space is dumb.
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4. rlt+w91[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-03 06:47:41
>>duped+A81
Not all AI workloads are latency sensitive.
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