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Re:Data centers in space makes no sense by javascriptfan69 on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @09:34PM (#46880720)
Starlink provides a service that couldn't exist without the satellite infrastructure.

Datacenters already exist. Putting datacenters in space does not offer any new capabilities.

Re:Data centers in space makes no sense by _fizz_buzz_ on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @04:38AM (#46883647)
This is the main point I think. I am very much convinced that SpaceX is capbable to put a datacenter into space. I am not convinced they can do it cheaper than building a datacenter on earth.
Re:Data centers in space makes no sense by notahacker on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @05:57AM (#46884275)
I would be a lot more convinced they had found a way to solve the unit economics if it was being used to secure billion dollar deposits from other companies rather than as the narrative for rolling a couple of Elon's loss making companies into SpaceX and IPOing...