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re: Elon Musk: Space X will put data centers in orbit
Posted on 11/2/25 at 9:33 am to Upperdecker
Posted on 11/2/25 at 9:33 am to Upperdecker
cooling in space is a problem
only radiation of heats work
a computer with a heat sink would burn up in space,
and work fine on earth
only radiation of heats work
a computer with a heat sink would burn up in space,
and work fine on earth
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Posted on 11/2/25 at 9:36 am to dr
quote:
cooling in space is a problem
Are you sure about that?
Posted on 11/2/25 at 9:48 am to bad93ex
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Are you sure about that?
Yes. Notice in that very simplified image that the satellites are still in a hazy blue, not darker blue? That’s because they need to be within the atmosphere to radiantly cool. At which point you need to power the system in low earth orbit, I’m not sure what you’re gaining by putting it in orbit to begin with.
Eta: The use case on the left of the image makes a bit more sense than the use case on the right side of the image, which is what we’ve been discussing. But that’s extremely niche.
This post was edited on 11/2/25 at 9:51 am
Posted on 11/2/25 at 10:14 am to BigBinBR
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You wouldn’t need the crazy high water consumption to cool everything.
Cooling in space is actually far harder. Obviously they won’t just be consuming water but they’ll have to figure out that technical probkem
Posted on 11/2/25 at 10:29 am to The Third Leg
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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.
Massive solar at first, them small reactors when they become viable.
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