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Report: Google and SpaceX in talks to put data centers into orbit
(techcrunch.com)
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They would use radiator panels which automatically swivel so they’re edge-on to the sun.
I think the bigger problems are;
If someone knows the specifics on them I would be happy to know, but I feel like there is a lot more heat generated in a data center, of any useable size, than could feasibly be cooled using radiators.
I would like to add a bullet point to your issues since I'm not sure solar would be good enough to sustain such an orbital. Once again I am only surmising and would like to hear if I am way off base.
This is the funniest part. Can you imagine completely rebuilding the average datacenter every half-decade?
Fraction of damage and cost of earth based datacentres.
We've been putting computers and satellites in space for decades.
That's what shielding is for. We have probes still working after 48 years in space.
so place them in higher orbit.