How are they going to deal with the heat dissipation problem?
sfmz•40m ago
They already have space-based compute in terms of Starlink and Starshield. Is it much more difficult than that ?
chancitag•29m ago
It is much more difficult than that. Starlink is essentially IT infrastructure, which certainly produces heat but nothing on the level of pure compute. Ejecting heat in space is a difficult problem that is currently solved on the ISS with large IR radiators which take up weight and space. The size, weight, power, cost tradeoffs lean heavily in favor of ground-based compute.
pfdietz•27m ago
Why do you think they've suddenly become unable to do straightforward engineering? If they think they can handle that, they likely can.
youngtaff•1h ago
According to the authors numbers it'll take at least 20,000 launched to put a million satellite's in orbit
And that's before you consider the issues of operating a DC in space
avgarrison•1h ago
sfmz•40m ago
chancitag•29m ago
pfdietz•27m ago