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Elon Musk: Space X will put data centers in orbit
Posted on 11/1/25 at 3:42 pm
Posted on 11/1/25 at 3:42 pm
Is there anything this man won't try? Got to hand it to him for trying to pushing humanity forward.
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After Ars wrote a story on the potential of autonomous assembly to construct large data centers in space, Musk responded on X by saying that Starlink satellites could be used for this purpose.
“Simply scaling up Starlink V3 satellites, which have high speed laser links would work,” he said on the social media site X. “SpaceX will be doing this.”
Musk’s interest in space-based data centers significantly raises the profile of the nascent industry. Proponents of the idea say the advantages are clear: free, limitless power from the Sun and none of the messy environmental costs of building these facilities on Earth (where opposition is starting to grow). Critics say it is economically impractical to build these facilities in space and that supporters underestimate the technology needed to make it work.
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Posted on 11/1/25 at 3:43 pm to rickgrimes
Seems legit. This the same guy who claims his car might be able to fly and that he can dig a tunnel from NYC to London for under a trillion dollars.
This post was edited on 11/1/25 at 3:45 pm
Posted on 11/1/25 at 3:45 pm to rickgrimes
Vacuum of space staaaacked.
Rayvegas fuuuuuucked.
Rayvegas fuuuuuucked.
Posted on 11/1/25 at 3:48 pm to CFDoc
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Rayvegas fuuuuuucked.
Where the hell is Rayvegas? I saw this posted yesterday.
Posted on 11/1/25 at 3:50 pm to rickgrimes
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Is there anything this man won't try? Got to hand it to him for trying to pushing humanity forward.
Its funny when people point out one of his fails like they are discrediting his many many wins.
Posted on 11/1/25 at 3:51 pm to Turnblad85
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Its funny when people point out one of his fails like they are discrediting his many many wins.
People blinded by hatred
Posted on 11/1/25 at 3:53 pm to bad93ex
Inventors/visionaries often fail, but much is learned along the way, a lot of times leading to even bigger discoveries. It’s amazing people love to hate on him because of TDS.
Posted on 11/1/25 at 3:54 pm to rickgrimes
He's amazing. We love Elon
Posted on 11/1/25 at 4:00 pm to rickgrimes
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Elon Musk: Space X will put data centers in orbit
It’s an interesting concept. You wouldn’t need the crazy high water consumption to cool everything.
Posted on 11/1/25 at 4:02 pm to BigBinBR
quote:Yea, that sounds like an interesting idea.
It’s an interesting concept. You wouldn’t need the crazy high water consumption to cool everything.
Posted on 11/1/25 at 4:02 pm to rickgrimes
Well that's exactly how AI and the aliens meet and become the great AI alien overlord
Posted on 11/1/25 at 4:04 pm to The Third Leg
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Seems legit. This the same guy who claims his car might be able to fly and that he can dig a tunnel from NYC to London for under a trillion dollars.
Posted on 11/1/25 at 4:06 pm to rickgrimes
FYI, Bezos has said this will happen soon too so it's not just Elon working on it
Jeff Bezos predicts that large-scale data centers will be built in orbit within 10 to 20 years
Jeff Bezos predicts that large-scale data centers will be built in orbit within 10 to 20 years
Posted on 11/1/25 at 4:08 pm to The Third Leg
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Seems legit. This the same guy who claims his car might be able to fly and that he can dig a tunnel from NYC to London for under a trillion dollars.
If the International Space Station can exist in space, then why can't data centers?
Posted on 11/1/25 at 4:14 pm to stout
Power supply for modern data centers is a challenge here on earth. A modern data centers uses the power of 100,000 homes; an AI data center like 20x that.
The international space station is powered one some solar arrays and uses the power of about 40 homes.
The international space station is powered one some solar arrays and uses the power of about 40 homes.
Posted on 11/1/25 at 4:18 pm to BigBinBR
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It’s an interesting concept. You wouldn’t need the crazy high water consumption to cool everything.
also wouldn't be held to pesky laws correct? like maritime law but in space
Posted on 11/1/25 at 4:18 pm to rickgrimes
If someone is going to back up the crazy shite they say, it’s Elon.
Posted on 11/1/25 at 4:18 pm to The Third Leg
He didn't say it would happen tomorrow but Elon just happens to own a company that is heavily investing in research of solar and battery power, in case you didn't know
It will become feasible as battery storage and solar both become more efficient.
Also, around 40% of the power consumption of data centers is from cooling. Space is cold so a lot less power is needed
It will become feasible as battery storage and solar both become more efficient.
Also, around 40% of the power consumption of data centers is from cooling. Space is cold so a lot less power is needed
This post was edited on 11/1/25 at 4:21 pm
Posted on 11/1/25 at 4:22 pm to rickgrimes
Elon Musk is going to be remembered as the greatest African American in history.
Posted on 11/1/25 at 4:22 pm to stout
Elon musk likes to float big ideas that are obviously silly and unrealistic because he is autistic and likes the attention. The power is one challenge, then there’s the whole accessibility thing. Hardware breaks down. And these things are physically massive, and you need to push it out into space, unless we going to deploy lots of rack clusters floating in Orbit.
This a guy who wants to talk about colonizing mars when we have very real challenges here on earth. It’s fun, I guess, but pure science fiction.
This a guy who wants to talk about colonizing mars when we have very real challenges here on earth. It’s fun, I guess, but pure science fiction.
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