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779 The Space-Based Data Center Hype Machine Is Already In Orbit

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/02/2026 07:00 EDT

The Space-Based Data Center Hype Machine Is Already In Orbit

IEEE Spectrum argues that orbital data centers remain far from economically or technically practical despite Elon Musk's prediction that space will become the cheapest place to run AI within a few years. Deploying SpaceX's proposed million-satellite constellation would require enormous increases in launch and manufacturing capacity, while cooling, radiation, maintenance, latency, orbital debris, and astronomical interference present major unresolved obstacles. Longtime Slashdot reader xetdog shares the repo

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