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Discussion (5 Comments)Read Original on HackerNews

therobots927•about 3 hours ago
Huh. It’s almost like datacenters in space was the dumbest idea Elon has had in a long time. And that’s saying something. Even Wall Street couldn’t stomach that crap.
bob1029•about 3 hours ago
Certainly the idea is difficult to execute on. However, there isn't anything about it that fundamentally says it cannot happen. I think Starlink is a pretty good example of how this could go.

The framing of the detractors always comes off like we intend to build Costco-style structures in space with robots tending to literal racks of unmodified server equipment running web app and credit card processing workloads.

therobots927•about 3 hours ago
Just because something is physically possible doesn’t mean it’s more economically viable than terrestrial DCs.

If it’s not a Costco style structure what is it? A hundred thousand satellites each carrying a GPU rack? With giant cooling + solar arrays? And who’s going to maintain them if not robots? Astronauts? How are the satellites gonna talk to each other? Super long fiber optic cables? How exactly are they going to replicate a compact datacenter up there?

How much does each of these satellites cost? Both to manufacture and launch? How much is the maintenance cost?

I think the post IPO stock price performance speaks for itself. If you think it’s a good idea, you should invest, in fact I encourage it.

grim_io•about 3 hours ago
It's okay, once SpaceX absorbs Tesla, cars in space will be the new hotness. One is already up there.
therobots927•about 3 hours ago
I’m just waiting for Elon to go to Mars. He’s always talking about it. Well. We’re waiting!