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Starcloud can’t put a data centre in space at $8.2M in one Starship

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199 points angadh | 1 comments | 26 Jun 25 20:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.201s | source
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energywut ◴[26 Jun 25 20:49 UTC] No.44391208[source]▶
Putting a datacenter in space is one of the worst ideas I've heard in a while.

Reliable energy? Possible, but difficult -- need plenty of batteries

Cooling? Very difficult. Where does the heat transfer to?

Latency? Highly variable.

Equipment upgrades and maintenance? Impossible.

Radiation shielding? Not free.

Decommissioning? Potentially dangerous!

Orbital maintenance? Gotta install engines on your datacenter and keep them fueled.

There's no upside, it's only downsides as far as I can tell.

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GolfPopper ◴[26 Jun 25 21:04 UTC] No.44391352[source]▶
Servers outside any legal jurisdiction. Priceless.
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1. notahacker ◴[26 Jun 25 21:15 UTC] No.44391464[source]▶
The 'Principality of Sealand', anywhere else on the high seas or Antarctica have their issues with practicality too, but considerably less likelihood of background radiation flipping bits...