Does It Make Sense To Put Data Centers In Space? Can They Really Cost Less To Operate?
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Lumen Orbit raised 2.4 million dollars from investors based on the notion of putting data centers in space, computers that could be used to train AI, or mayb...

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TL;DW:

Does It Make Sense To Put Data Centers In Space?

At some point in the future, yes.

Can They Really Cost Less To Operate?

In theory, yes.

Scott expresses concerns that current startups have not adequately addressed some of the practical challenges, such as cooling.

  • Rivalarrival@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    8 days ago

    The only relevant factors I can think of are jurisdictional. You don’t risk having your servers stolen by jackbooted government agents when your servers are safely beyond their physical reach.