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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 | 3 comments | 26 Jun 25 20:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.474s | source
1. Havoc ◴[27 Jun 25 13:06 UTC] No.44396511[source]▶
I’m mostly puzzled by how this got yc funding. Everything I’ve seen thus far suggests this is nowhere close to feasible
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2. mrguyorama ◴[27 Jun 25 17:07 UTC] No.44398443[source]▶
But but but they release a "whitepaper"! Surely that's worth at least ten million dollars!

BRB, buying a copy of Microsoft Word so I can retire.

3. rob_c ◴[27 Jun 25 17:23 UTC] No.44398588[source]▶
> I’m mostly puzzled by how this got yc funding.

The track record here I think explains "moonshot" investments on wild promises by VCs looking to cash out mid-track. It's a financial grift, not a technical challenge to actually be overcome.