Beep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoSpaceX is seeking FCC approval to launch 1M satellites into space; SpaceX claims the fleet will orbit the Earth and use the sun to power AI data centersspacenews.comexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1180arrow-down18
arrow-up1172arrow-down1external-linkSpaceX is seeking FCC approval to launch 1M satellites into space; SpaceX claims the fleet will orbit the Earth and use the sun to power AI data centersspacenews.comBeep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square48fedilink
minus-squarelnxtx (xe/xem/xyr)@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·23 hours agoWell, how will they cool their space data center? You can’t use a heat pump to transfer heat to the space.
minus-squareMalReynolds@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 hours agoNot a few huge datacentres, a million small ones ~ starlink v2 size and power, mostly solved. There’s 99 problems with this (see Kessler syndrome, radiation, …), cooling isn’t (much of) one.
Well, how will they cool their space data center? You can’t use a heat pump to transfer heat to the space.
Not a few huge datacentres, a million small ones ~ starlink v2 size and power, mostly solved. There’s 99 problems with this (see Kessler syndrome, radiation, …), cooling isn’t (much of) one.