Editor’s note: … In this article, we discuss the technical challenges of building an orbital data center constellation: launching all of it, dissipating heat in space, dealing with radiation, and addressing latency issues in orbit. Read part one here.
I find the napkin math interesting, especially putting into light that given expected longevity of such satellites, 5 to 7 years, they will have to do 10 to 42 launches per day. SpaceX will need $1.5 to $10 trillions to make it happen. All of that so the slop machine doesn’t have to run into obstacles like democracy ? So it can destroy communities and the environment freely? What are we doing?
You know, I just had a great idea how to dissipate that heat in space. we can use tungsten rods and heat them up, and when they’re too hot and don’t cool down anymore, we just drop them down to earth and should they happen to hit something in China or Russia that’s just a bonus
/S obviously