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Re:xAI joins SpaceX by tgsovlerkhgsel on Monday February 02, 2026 @11:12PM (#46866386)
> Sooo what happens when you need to upgrade or repair?

The satellite deorbits and you launch the next one.

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Re:xAI joins SpaceX by youngtaff on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @04:58AM (#46868918)
Such a waste of resources
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Re:xAI joins SpaceX by jerojero on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @08:32AM (#46870750)
so, instead of recycling as many components as possible (a lot of these GPU have valuable resources inside) you simply burn them up.

I'm guessing the next argument in the chain will be that we can mine materials from asteroids and such?

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